Object ID:
1992.57
Title:
Interlining and Interpointing Desk Slate
Creator:
American Braille Press
Description:
Bright stamped-aluminum board stamped with twenty-four (24) rows of twenty-three (23) inverse braille cells; frames have rounded corners; top-hinged open frame to secure the paper has column of eleven guide holes on each side; hinge is riveted to top frame; "1080" stamped into both writing guide and board; stamped nickel-plated brass guide, with two lines of twenty-three cells, has brass pins on the back to fit into the guide holes on the sides of the frame, guide has two raised and rounded wings on sides which wrap around upper frame, right wing has a small 1/8" diameter cutout on edge.
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
American Braille Press
Place of Origin:
Paris, France
Provenance:
According to the Musee Valentin Hauy, the American Braille Press in Paris began manufacturing this design in 1933.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.57
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Desk slate
Desk slate