Object ID:
2010.27.2
Title:
APH Model 30 Desk Slate, board only
Creator:
American Printing House for the Blind
Description:
Board features core glued up from solid maple strips and faced on top and bottom with natural finish maple veneer; vertical grooves on sides, each drilled with seven (7) peg holes; two holes drilled in center for slate storage; nickel alloy paper clamp riveted to top, pair of piano hinges on long sides flank a raised tube, two pins-up on base of clamp, raised loop on front facilitates opening; four (4) wood dowel feet on base.
Dimensions:
H-12.5 W-10.25 D-0.875 inches
Date:
ca. 2005
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Provenance:
APH began making a 4 line, 41 cell desk slate in 1981. It was discontinued in 2008. This style of pins-up paper clamp, based on the Perkins Model 13 desk slate from Howe Press, had been introduced as early as 1940.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2010.27.
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APH Model 30 Desk Slate Board
APH Model 30 Desk Slate Board