Object ID:
1992.21
Title:
Braille pocket slate
Description:
Two lines of 25 cells; curled piano hinge; pins down, formed by small countersunk machine screws; holes drilled in bottom frame accept pins; rounded end on frames; windows in top frame have slight indents to guide placement of stylus; label on back, "#9042".
Dimensions:
H-1.25 W-8.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1940
Made by:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin:
London, England
Provenance:
Described in the 1940 NIB catalog as a two-line pocket braille frame.
RNIB was founded in 1868 as the British and Foreign Blind Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of the Blind. Its name changed to the National Institute for the Blind in 1914, and to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. In 1920, NIB expanded its mandate to include the production and sale of "Apparatus for Use by the Blind" and produced its first catalog soon after.
RNIB was founded in 1868 as the British and Foreign Blind Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of the Blind. Its name changed to the National Institute for the Blind in 1914, and to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. In 1920, NIB expanded its mandate to include the production and sale of "Apparatus for Use by the Blind" and produced its first catalog soon after.
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Two line slate
Two line slate
Two line slate
Two line slate