Object ID:
2015.6.2
Title:
Model 11 Pocket Slate
Creator:
Howe Press
Description:
Hinged nickel-plated brass pocket slate; 4 lines of 27 cells; four registration pins (up) in bottom frame fit into countersunk holes in top frame; windows on top frame have dimpled cut-outs to guide placement of the stylus, also slightly cupped on end to facilitate opening the frames; a raised dot divides every five cells, and a raised line runs the length of the top frame in the middle; recessed dots on bottom frame below window openings; stamped near hinge on top frame, "HOWE PRESS/PERKINS/MODEL 11"; piano hinge.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-8.25 D-0.188 inches
Date:
ca. 1960
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
Howe Press had introduced an aluminum 4 x 27 pitted bed braille slate as early as 1917, and introduced the heavier nickel-plated brass Model 11 by 1926. A Dymo-tape feature was added to Howe Press slates after 1970.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2015.6.
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Model 11 slate
Model 11, open
Model 11 slate
Model 11, open