| Collection |
Ronecker Slate Collection |
| Object ID |
2001.211.121 |
| Object Name |
Slate, Desk |
| Title |
Desk Slate |
| Made |
Howe Press |
| Place of Origin |
Watertown, MA |
| Date |
ca. 1930 |
| Description |
Hinged braille slate; 4 lines of 40 cells; 1 large blunt pin in top plate; 2 pegs on back of bottom plate to fit in holes on a smooth board; a board is not included. "Howe Press Perkins Model 13 T" --front of top plate. |
| Provenance/History |
This slate model was available from Perkins as early as 1927. David Ronecker Collection. 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 cquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
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| Dimensions |
H-1.75 W-12.25 inches |
| Dimension notes |
overall |
| Material |
Metal |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braille.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Slates.
Tactile writing. |
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