Object ID:
2007.29.9
Title:
Black plastic pocket slate
Creator:
American Printing House for the Blind
Description:
Black plastic pocket slate; piano hinge on one side; four (4) lines of twenty-eight (28) braille cells; slight indents in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame cast with six indented holes under each opening in the top frame; three horizontal raised lines on top frame; 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, "AMER. PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND LOUISVILLE, KY."
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-8.375 D-0.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1980
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Provenance:
APH introduced its plastic pocket slate in 1965. 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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APH Plastic Pocket Slate
APH Plastic Pocket Slate