Object ID:
2004.84.1-3
Title:
Direct Braille Slate
Creator:
Hawk, Lawrence S., inventor
Description:
Smooth plastic board with two removable plastic slates, one for jumbo braille and one for standard braille; slates have hinges on left side and raised dots on back plates for upward writing; slates slide along a groove on left side of board; includes stylus with plastic removable handle and steel writing tip, hollow at both ends, to accommodate writing of jumbo or standard dots; jumbo slate has 4 lines of 19 cells; standard slate has 1 line of 3 cells and 6 lines of 29 cells; both have pins in top; board has hinged clip at top; all pieces made of an ivory-colored plastic. Original print instructions sheet included.
.1 - board
.2 - stylus
.3 - instructions
.1 - board
.2 - stylus
.3 - instructions
Dimensions:
H-11.25 W-9.5 inches
Date:
[after 1990]
Made by:
Matrix Tool and Mold Company
Place of Origin:
Oak Ridge, TN
Provenance:
The slate was used by the donor. She received it as a gift, but doesn't know the source.
Lawrence Hawk invented the Direct Braille Slate for left-to-right tactile writing in 1991. The slate was initially produced at Matrix Tool & Mold in Oak Ridge, TN.
Lawrence Hawk invented the Direct Braille Slate for left-to-right tactile writing in 1991. The slate was initially produced at Matrix Tool & Mold in Oak Ridge, TN.
Credit Line:
Gift of Judy Wilkins, 2004.84
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Plastic desk slate
Plastic desk slate