1993.25a-c

Large Interlining Braille Frame

A left-hinged brass interlining slate, rounded on right, with 2 lines of 40 braille cells, fits into a natural-finish wooden board that has two vertical grooves, each containing a row of twelve holes, along sides to accommodate slate pins. Board has a wooden paper clamp at top with chamfered edge. Wood-handle stylus with short metal tip is included.
.25a -slate; .25b - frame; .25c - stylus.

H-13.5 W-11 D-0.5 inches

ca. 1945

National Institute for the Blind

London, England

Donor's letter. The donor referred to the slate as a "microbraille" slate. This item was used by the donor when he was a student at the New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, in the mid-1940s.

Gift of Elmer Eveland, 1993.25