Object ID:
2001.211.103
Title:
Braille slate
Description:
Hinged pocket slate; 4 lines of 28 cells; pins in bottom; nickel plated brass; angled ends. "Johnson Mfg Co. Phila. Pa." --front of back plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.5 W-7.75 inches
Date:
before 1925
Made by:
Johnson Manufacturing Company
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Provenance:
The Johnson Manufacturing Company at 103 North Front Street in Philadelphia--which also did metal machining for the automobile industry--was listed in Outlook for the Blind between 1918-23 as a supplier of braille slates.
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.
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.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Braille slate
Braille slate