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Description
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| Bottom-hinged, nickel-plated slate with 4 lines of 37 cells. Bottom plate has raised dots for writing left to right with a hollow-tip stylus. Paper inserts through opening between plates, along hinged-edge. Writer can open the top plate to check braille without removing the paper. Two pegs on back of slate fit into 7 pairs of holes along front edges of board. Hinged metal clip at top center of board is made of aluminum and has two pins to secure paper. (a) board; (b) slate |
Upward-writing braille board slate
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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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| 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.