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Digital Clock Model

Rectangular black plastic case with four rubber feet; white paint outlines two rectangular openings in top for clock readout featuring three movable white plastic readout wheels, the first wheel is marked in print and braille 1-12 and the latter two are marked 0-9 in print and braille; a braille and print colon separate the two openings; raised APH logo above the clock readout; adhesive label on bottom, "MADE IN TAIWAN/Date Code: 7-1-01/CAT. NO. 1-03126-00".

H-3.5 W-3 D-3.5 inches

2001

American Printing House for the Blind

Taiwan

APH Collection

APH surveyed teachers of the visually impaired in the mid 1990s to identify the needs of visually impaired students in the area of math. The project was headed by Eleanor Pester. Based on the survey and the recommendations of an advisory committee, APH developed prototypes of eight new educational aids, including the Digital Clock Model. A prototype had been constructed in the APH Model Shop by Tom Poppe and field tested by 1996. Initially, the clock was intended to be manufactured and assembled at APH, but in the end, production was moved to vendors overseas. It appeared in the catalog in 2003.

APH Collection, 2016.35.