Object ID:
2001.211.8
Title:
Braille slate
Description:
Pocket slate; red-orange plastic; "tape hinge" made with silver tape and a plastic rod; 6 lines of 18 cells; pins in bottom plate; brailled numbers on front right of top plate; windows on top frame are straight rectangles.
Dimensions:
H-3 W-6.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1970
Made by:
unknown
Place of Origin:
Dresden, Germany
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. His nephew, Charles Zinser, sold the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Plastic slate
Plastic slate