| Collection |
Ronecker Slate Collection |
| Object ID |
2001.211.17 |
| Object Name |
Slate |
| Title |
Playing card slate |
| Made |
Howe Press |
| Place of Origin |
Watertown, MA |
| Date |
ca. 1933 |
| Description |
Slate for marking playing cards with braille; chrome-plated brass; not hinged; card slides in; 2 lines, 7 cells. "Perkins Inst. Model 16" --center, front plate. Some corrosion on back. |
| 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-3.5 W-2.5 inches |
| Dimension notes |
overall |
| Material |
Chrome-plated brass |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braille.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing. |
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