Object ID:
2001.211.126
Title:
Desk Slate
Description:
Hinged braille slate; 4 lines of 36 cells; 1 large blunt pin in top plate; 2 pegs on back of bottom plate to fit in holes on a smooth board; a board is not included. "Howe Press Perkins Model 13" --front of top plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-10.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1930
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
The Model 13 Desk Slate was available from Perkins as early as 1927. 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