Object ID:
2001.211.130
Title:
Interlining Frame
Description:
Swivel desk slate for writing braille; 2 lines of 35 cells; 1 large blunt pin on front of bottom plate; 2 pegs on back to fit holes in a smooth board; board not included. "64" --front of top and bottom plates.
Dimensions:
H-1.25 W-11.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1932
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.
An interline slate allowed the user to write on both sides of a page. By alternating lines from front to back, the braille dots did not cancel each other out, but at the expense of text density.
An interline slate allowed the user to write on both sides of a page. By alternating lines from front to back, the braille dots did not cancel each other out, but at the expense of text density.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Braille slate
Braille slate