Object ID:
2007.29.12
Title:
Perkins Model 1 pocket slate
Creator:
Howe Press
Description:
Bright aluminum finish pocket slate; piano hinge on one side; four (4) lines of twenty-seven (27) braille cells; slight indents in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame stamped with six indented holes under each opening in the top frame; horizontal raised line on top frame between rows two and three; raised lip on open end of upper frame facilitates opening; four registration pins up from lower frame fit into holes in upper frame; cast into upper frame, "HOWE PRESS/PERKINS/MODEL 1".
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-8.25 D-0.125 inches
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
Howe introduced their 4x27 aluminum pocket slate as early as 1918, when it sold for 85 cents. Found in office of Jim Hill. Labeled in fashion that suggests APH was researching educational tools, primarily writing tools, from competing manufacturers, ca. 1965.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2007.29.
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#1 Howe Pocket Slate
#1 Howe Pocket Slate