| Artist |
American Printing House for the Blind |
| Credit line |
Museum Collection, 2008.18. |
| Date |
ca. 1984 |
| Description |
Black fiberboard shipping case with tinplate reinforced telescoping lid, secured with black cotton webbing strap riveted to sides, shipping label frame on lid; holds black plastic slide viewer, horseshoe shaped foot, rectangular slide viewing table, monocular eyepiece with turn knob to adjust focus, labeled on foot, "NATIONAL TEACHING AIDS, INC./NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK"; twenty-two (22) ziplock clear plastic bags, each contains a four page cardstock folder printed with science lesson and guide to eight slides, color transparency slide trip in folder glued inside to page three; white plastic audio cassette with print/braille label. |
| Dimensions |
H-9 W-11.25 D-9.25 inches |
| Dimension notes |
overall in case |
| Made |
American Printing House for the Blind, National Teaching Aids Inc. |
| Material |
Plastic, paper, cotton, tinplate |
| Object ID |
2008.18 |
| Object Name |
Program, Microslide and Cassette |
| Place of Origin |
Louisville, KY |
| Provenance/History |
APH catalog reveals the Microslide Cassette Programs were introduced in 1984 to introduce basic concepts of botany and zoology. The slides were meant for low vision students while the cassettes were meant for students without the ability to use the viewer. As originally described, the kits had twenty programs. Catalog #1-0833. Gone from catalog by 1990. |
| Search Terms |
National Teaching Aids, Inc.
APH instructional aids, tools, and supplies |
| Subjects |
Biology.
Science.
Teaching aids and devices. |
| Title |
Microslide Cassette Program II: Microbiology and Human Anatomy |
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