Object ID:
2001.211.96
Title:
Braille slate
Description:
Hinged pocket slate; 4 lines of 31 cells; pins in bottom. "Made By S.J. Seifried Chicago, Ill. U.S.A." --front of slate.
Dimensions:
H-1.5 W-8 inches
Date:
ca. 1905
Made by:
S.J. Seifried
Place of Origin:
Chicago, IL
Provenance:
Part of a slate collection that belonged to David Ronecker (1918-2001). He was blind since birth, attended the Missouri School for the Blind, worked in Texas as a medical technician for the armed forces, and was an avid collector of slates. His nephew, Charles Zinser, acquired the slate collection after his death.
The Hall Braille Writer was originally manufactured in 1892 by the Munson Typewriter Company in Chicago, overseen by Superintendent T.B. Harrison and designer Samuel J. Seifreid. Harrison and Seifried soon left Munson and began manufacturing the braillewriter full time, along with the Hall Stereotyper, a line of braille and New York Point slates, and other machinery. When the partnership dissolved, Samuel Seifried continued the business until his death in 1912. Eventually the slate making equipment of H&S and its successor, Cooper Manufacturing, were purchased by APH in 1924.
The Hall Braille Writer was originally manufactured in 1892 by the Munson Typewriter Company in Chicago, overseen by Superintendent T.B. Harrison and designer Samuel J. Seifreid. Harrison and Seifried soon left Munson and began manufacturing the braillewriter full time, along with the Hall Stereotyper, a line of braille and New York Point slates, and other machinery. When the partnership dissolved, Samuel Seifried continued the business until his death in 1912. Eventually the slate making equipment of H&S and its successor, Cooper Manufacturing, were purchased by APH in 1924.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Braille slate
Braille slate