Object ID:
2007.33.18
Title:
Prototype audible compass
Description:
Rectangular green aluminum case with bright aluminum caps; leather carrying strap attached with knurled cap on one end and screw on opposite side; green/silver adhesive foil compass rose on top with hole in middle for tactile indicator; rose has raised dot at east, west, and south; aluminum and black plastic raised "lens" on one short end of case.
Dimensions:
H-2 W-2 D-4 inches
Provenance:
Found in AER Bledsoe Archives at Maryland School for the Blind. Box read, "Julie Hazen/West Palo Alto VA/415-493-5000/Wide Angle MOB/Audible Compass (Prototype)/x4368".
Credit Line:
Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Audible compass prototype
Audible compass prototype
Audible compass prototype
Audible compass prototype