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Description
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| 2002.120.1a - Wooden board: smooth with two vertical rows of 14 holes on the front; wooden clamp at top is attached with brass hinges; two metal pins under clamp help secure paper; "Patented" is impressed in wood, below clamp. 2002.120.1b - Brass slate: not hinged; 3 lines, 52 cells each in top plate; back plate has furrows and two blunt pins on the front to fit in top plate and two blunt pegs on the back to fit holes in board. Veneer is cracked and a small piece is missing at front lower left of board; slate has very slight corrosion. |
New York point desk slate
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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
| New York Point desk slate |
Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.