Number type for Texas Slate
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| Date |
n.d. |
| Description |
Type used with the Texas Slates described in accessions 2001.105.2-3. Each piece has a raised Arabic numeral (1-9) on one end and an indentation on one side to guide the user in placing the type correctly into the cells of the slate. There are 334 pieces in total. All zeros are missing from the type for accession 2001.105.2, and 3 pieces are missing from the type for accession 2001.105.3. |
| Dimension notes |
5/8 in. x 1/4 x 1/4 in. |
| Made |
unknown |
| Material |
Lead |
| Object ID |
2001.105.5 |
| Object Name |
Type, Arithmetic-Slate |
| Provenance/History |
Some of the type was used in a slate that B. Brazzell obtained from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in 1958, and some was used in a slate acquired after the death of her father in 1961. See accession records for those slates.
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| Search Terms |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped |
| Subjects |
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Slates
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies |
| Title |
Number type for Texas Slate |
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Last modified on: April 02, 2010
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