Object ID:
1992.69
Title:
Crossword Puzzle Board
Creator:
American Braille Press
Description:
Tin crossword puzzle board has 15 rows of 15 cells; rows and columns are numbered in braille at top and on left; stored in bottom of original cardboard box; stamped at bottom, "AMERICAN BRAILLE PRESS, INC. PARIS NEW YORK."
Date:
ca. 1930
Made by:
American Braille Press
Place of Origin:
Paris, France
Provenance:
Valentin Hauy Magazine first mentioned the crossword puzzle kit from the American Braille Press in 1930. ABP was founded in Paris, France in 1925, an outgrowth of the Permanent Blind War Relief Fund which was formed during WWI. Helen Keller served on its board. The Press changed its name in 1946 to the American Foundation for Overseas Blind and became closely associated with the American Foundation for the Blind. AFOB became Helen Keller International in 1977.
The National Institute for the Blind in England carried this ABP product in their 1932 and 1933 catalogs as #9280.
The National Institute for the Blind in England carried this ABP product in their 1932 and 1933 catalogs as #9280.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.69
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Crossword Puzzle Board
Crossword Puzzle Board