Writing : Braille Slates, Braillewriters, and Writing Guides
Object ID:
2001.211.145
Title:
Plastic stylus
Description:
White plastic handle with triangular-shaped hole in one corner for a string to be threaded through and attached to a stylus; steel tip.
Dimensions:
H-2.25 Dia-1 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
unknown
Place of Origin:
Japan
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. 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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