| Collection |
Ronecker Slate Collection |
| Object ID |
2001.211.47 |
| Object Name |
Slate, Pocket |
| Title |
Braille Pocket Slate |
| Made |
Cooper Engineering and Manufacturing Co. |
| Place of Origin |
Chicago |
| Date |
ca. 1925 |
| Description |
Hinged pocket slate; 4 lines of 31 cells; pins in bottom plate. "Made By Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co. Chicago, Ill U.S.A." --top plate. "Rena Hollings- worth" is scratched into the bottom plate. Metal plating and stamped lettering are worn. |
| 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 |
1 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. |
| Material |
Heavy metal |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braille.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing. |
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