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Description 
Small working abacus model designed to show adaptations for blind users. It has a white plastic frame, enclosed back, and six columns of white plastic beads arranged 1 above the bar and 4 below on rods made of piano wire. Beneath the beads is a red felt liner on top of foam rubber backing to keep the beads from moving once set.
Sixoban prototype - Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Sixoban prototype

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Last modified on: April 02, 2010