2009.6.11

Let's See: Vision Development Activities, Perceptual Level

Kitchel, Elaine

2p black molded resin carrying case with pink nylon webbing straps; black plastic carrying handle riveted to lid, tinplate hardware, case labeled, "LET'S SEE: VISION DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PERCEPTUAL LEVEL/CAT. No. 1-08151-00."; plastic wrapped packet of fluorescent paper and posterboard; purple plastic Slinky in original box; two (2) purple and white plastic "pom poms" with white plastic handles; penlight flashlight with flexible gooseneck lamp in original box, gray and black plastic with ridged spring loaded clip on side; set of ten plastic 1.5" blocks (2 light orange, 2 dark orange, 2 yellow, 2 blue, 2 pink) in ziplock bag; four black plastic forms with inset shape (heart, square, circle, triangle) with keyed sides to allow forms to lock together; bag of matching foam forms with peg handles (heart, circle, square, triangle); cardboard box of Fisher-Price plastic Snap-Lock Beads; shape deck: black binder with fluorescent outlines of various shapes; fluorescent pink plastic pail with plastic bail handle, sides molded to resemble bushel basket; box, Crayola large "Neons" crayons; black, molded foamboard pegboard with 5x5 grid of 5/8" holes, raised rim; four plastic templates that fit into pegboard (square, X, diamond, triangle); bag of twenty-five (25) pegs, five each in yellow, blue, pink, light orange, dark orange; yellow plastic APH "Grandstand" reading stand; UltraLens glasses in brown soft vinyl "APH" case; UltraLens, jr. glasses in brown soft vinyl "APH" case; UltraLens infant glasses in brown soft vinyl "APH" case; UltraLens, jr. clip-on glasses in brown, soft vinyl "APH" case; white plastic cassette manual; print manual, spiral bound at top with screen-printed plastic cover.

H-15 W-24 D-11 inches

2001

American Printing House for the Blind

Louisville, KY

APH Collection

Let's See was a revision of an earlier product with a similar aim, Bright Sights: Learning to See, which appeared for the first time in the APH catalog in 1986. Bright Sights was also divided into two kits: Sensory and Perceptual, and was designed to help develop visual efficiency in young children. By the end of the 1990s, research had revealed that UV light, such as that emitted by the Flicker Light included in Bright Sights, was harmful to developing eyes. APH stopped selling Bright Sights with a black light and began developing a new kit, under the leadership of Elaine Kitchel, which became known as Let's See when it was released in 2002. It contained many of the same basic materials as its predecessor. This kit was recovered from the APH Display Room where it had been used to demonstrate the new kit to visitors.

APH Collection, 2009.6.