Object ID:
2007.29.11
Title:
Tylor Postcard Frame
Creator:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Description:
Bright aluminum finish; piano hinge connects upper and lower frames; upper frame has grid of eleven (11) lines of twenty-six (26) braille cells, frames are slightly indented to guide stylus placement; lower frame punched with six indented holes below each cell frame opening; slight cup in middle of upper frame's outer edge to facilitate opening; two registration pins down (formed from small screws); stamped on bottom, "RNIB".
Date:
ca. 1960
Made by:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin:
England
Provenance:
Found in office of Jim Hill. Labeled in fashion that suggests APH was researching educational tools, primarily writing tools, from competing manufacturers, ca. 1965. The Tyler Postcard Frame was designed so that the pins on the upper frame would hold the paper as the slate was opened, allowing the user to read their work without removing the paper from the slate.
RNIB was founded in 1868 as the British and Foreign Blind Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of the Blind. Its name changed to the National Institute for the Blind in 1914, and to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. In 1920, NIB expanded its mandate to include the production and sale of "Apparatus for Use by the Blind" and produced its first catalog soon after. The Tyler-Tatlow Frame was introduced in 1934-35.
RNIB was founded in 1868 as the British and Foreign Blind Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of the Blind. Its name changed to the National Institute for the Blind in 1914, and to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. In 1920, NIB expanded its mandate to include the production and sale of "Apparatus for Use by the Blind" and produced its first catalog soon after. The Tyler-Tatlow Frame was introduced in 1934-35.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2007.29.
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Tylor Slate
Tylor Slate