Austrian shorthand slate

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Record 38/164
Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Collection Ronecker Slate Collection
Date n.d.
Description Hinged pocket slate for writing 8-dot Austrian shorthand; 7 lines of 18 cells; interpoint; pins in bottom. Outline of a shamrock and "67" on back of top plate; "Lehrmittel Verlag Blindeninstitut Wien" on back of bottom plate.
Dimensions H-4.125 W-6.125 inches
Dimension notes overall
Made Lehrmittel Verlag, Blindeninstitut Wien
Material Aluminum
Object ID 2001.211.2
Object Name Slate
Place of Origin Vienna, Austria
Provenance/History Item is part of a slate collection that belonged to David Ronecker (1918-2001). He was blind since birth, attended the Missouri School for the Blind, worked in
Texas as a medical technician for the armed forces, and was an avid collector of slates. His nephew, Charles Zinser, sold the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Subjects Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Austrian shorthand.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing.
Title Austrian shorthand slate
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Last modified on: April 02, 2010