Object ID:
2001.211.140
Title:
Book Keeping Frame
Description:
Braille slate for double-entry bookkeeping; 4 lines of 40 cells, arranged in columns; top and bottom plates are separate; two blunt pins, one smaller and one larger, on front of bottom plate fit two corresponding holes in top plate; 2 pegs on back fit holes in a smooth board; board is not included. "15" --back of top plate. Slight corrosion.
Dimensions:
H-1.625 W-14.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1933
Made by:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin:
London, England
Provenance:
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.
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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Bookkeeping slate
Bookkeeping slate