Object ID:
2001.211.172
Title:
Upward-writing stylus
Description:
Turned wooden, drawer-knob-like handle, dark finish, is attached to a black plastic, cylindrical handle with a hollow brass tip for upward writing; used with a map labeling slate (see accession 2001.211.104); wooden top is detachable by removing a side screw.
Dimensions:
H-2.625 Dia-1 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
American Foundation for the Blind, distributor
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Provenance:
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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