Object ID:
2001.211.21
Title:
Howe Press Perkins Model 2 Braille slate
Description:
Hinged postcard slate; 6 lines, 19 cells; one pair of Dymo tape slots; pins in bottom. "Howe Press Perkins Model 2" --top plate.
Dimensions:
H-2.5 W-6.25 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
Howe Press introduced its Model 2, 6x19 aluminum postcard slate as early as 1918. The Dymo Tape feature was added to Howe Press slates after 1970.
Item is 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, sold the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Item is 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, sold the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Braille slate
Braille slate