E-Z Read Slate

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Collection Ronecker Slate Collection
Object ID 2001.211.6
Object Name Slate, Postcard
Title E-Z Read Slate
Made Howe Press
Place of Origin Watertown, MA
Date n.d.
Description Hinged pocket slate for writing braille; 6 lines of 19 cells; pins in top allow paper to be read without removal from slate. "Howe Press Perkins Model 2" and "E-Z Read" --front of slate. .
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.
Dimensions H-2.625 W-6.125 inches
Dimension notes overall
Material Aluminum
Subjects Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braille.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing.
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Last modified on: August 26, 2008