| Collection |
Ronecker Slate Collection |
| Object ID |
2001.211.5 |
| Object Name |
Slate |
| Title |
Interpoint braille slate |
| Made |
Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt |
| Place of Origin |
Marburg, Germany |
| Date |
ca. 1970 |
| Description |
Hinged pocket slate; gray plastic; 9 lines of 21 cells; brailled line numbers along front right of top plate; two pins and two pairs of Dymo tape slots in top plate; bottom plate has 4 pins and extended corners on left side with two 1/4 in. holes (to insert slate in binder?). "Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt D-3550 Marburg W. Germany" --bottom plate. "Art.-Nr. 04 1014" --bottom plate. |
| 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. He was the uncle of Charles Zinser, who acquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death. |
| Dimension notes |
4 x 6 1/2 in. |
| Material |
Plastic |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braille.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing. |
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