Object ID:
1992.55.a1
Title:
Desk slate with board
Description:
Interlining braille slate board with groove and seven holes for slate pins on both sides, holes for removable paper clamp at top; bright aluminum top, thick fiber board pads underneath.
Date:
ca. 1955
Made by:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin:
London
Provenance:
The NIB had its swivel-design M9017 small interlining guide available as early as 1932. The accompanying aluminum board with removable paper clamp dates from the 1950s. Catalogs at APH show a wooden model in the 30s and 40s, and a chipboard model by 1968.
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.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.55
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Desk slate board
Desk slate board