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Description
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| Slate has a wooden frame and a stamped tinplate grid with 600 cells (20 x 30) into which lead type is placed; stamped square holes, .25x.25"; each piece of type has a raised Arabic numeral (0-9) on one end and an indented line to guide in placement. The slate was designed as an instructional aid for working math problems in long division, multiplication, subtraction, and addition. See also 2001.105.5 for type used with this slate. |
Arithmetic 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.
| Arithmetic 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.