Object ID:
2001.211.68
Title:
E-Z Read Slate
Description:
Hinged pocket slate for writing braille; 4 lines, 27 cells; pins in top allow paper to be read without removal from slate. "Howe Press Perkins Model 11" and "E-Z Read" --front of slate.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-8.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1965
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
The #11 was a heavier duty version of the aluminum Howe Press #1. The EZ-Read feature, introduced in 1965, flipped the location of the pins on a slate, allowing the slate to be opened and the braille read without removing the paper from the pins. The #11 had been removed from the Howe catalog by 1991.
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