Object ID:
2001.211.132
Title:
Interlining Desk Slate
Description:
Swivel, interlining braille slate; 2 lines of 34 cells; 1 large blunt pin in front of bottom plate; 2 pegs on back of bottom plate to fit in holes on a smooth board; board is not included. "Perkins Inst. Model 14" --front of top plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.125 W-10.75 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
Howe Press had introduced a 2x34 interlining desk slate as early as 1918, the Model 24. At some point it was renumbered as a Model 14.
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.
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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Braille slate
Braille slate