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| Credit line |
Gift of Fred Gissoni, 2005.52. |
| Date |
ca. 1996 |
| Description |
Rectangular aluminum slate; hinged on left; raised finger grip on left to ease opening; oval cutout in middle designed to omit the spool hubs on a cassette tape label (see Provenance notes below); fourteen braille cells on top and botttom lines; four cells on each side of window. |
| Dimensions |
H-1.75 W-5 D-0.25 inches |
| Made |
Howe Press |
| Material |
Aluminum |
| Makers mark |
HOWE PRESS/PERKINS SCHOOL/WATERTOWN, MASS |
| Object ID |
2005.52 |
| Object Name |
Slate |
| Place of Origin |
Watertown, MA |
| People |
Gissoni, Fred |
| Provenance/History |
Item is a sample slate given to Fred Gissoni by a Howe Press employee in 1996 to test for use with blank cassette labels produced by various manufacturers. Fred found that the slate did not work with some cassette labels due to the shape of the lip around the island (opening) of the slate. Howe Press did produce the slate. Fred is blind and works in Customer Service at APH. |
| Search Terms |
Howe Press |
| Subjects |
Tactile writing.
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Braille.
Slates.
Cassette tape recorders. |
| Title |
Cassette Labeling Slate |
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Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
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For more information contact the museum at 502-899-2365 museum@aph.org
Last modified on: April 02, 2010
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