Object ID:
2001.211.178
Title:
Plastic stylus
Description:
Ivory-colored plastic handle; narrow, flat end at top; steel tip attached to broader end, which has a raised bead around the diameter for gripping; for use with a slate. Stored in original white cardboard box, which measures 3 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
unknown
Place of Origin:
unknown
Provenance:
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. He was the uncle of Charles Zinser, who acquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Texas as a medical technician for the armed forces, and was an avid collector of slates. He was the uncle of Charles Zinser, who acquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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