Object ID:
1992.19
Title:
Braille pocket frame
Creator:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Description:
Hinged braille slate has four lines of 31 cells; cell windows on top frame have slight indents to guide placement of stylus; registration pins (down) in top plate; curled piano hinge; open end of frames are rounded; "#9044" is handwritten on a foil label attached to the back. "RNIB" is stamped on the top right end of the bottom plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.5 W-8.375 inches
Date:
ca. 1940
Made by:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin:
London
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.
The 1937-38 annual report of the National Institute for the Blind shows this slate on page 27.
The 1937-38 annual report of the National Institute for the Blind shows this slate on page 27.
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Pocket slate
Pocket slate
Pocket slate
Pocket slate