Hi Eleanor, two things come to mind from your descriptions. One was I seem to remember called a Taylor frame, which had holes into which small long metal pieces fitted. Then there was a plastic frame with square holes into which little cplastic cube shaped pieces fitted, called, if I remember the cubarhythm. I've probably spelt it wrongly, but if you've come across one you'll know what I mean. Both things I remember from the first half of the 60's. After that we used the abacus.
John.----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:41 PM Subject: [access-uk] Braille Maths Tray 1960s
Hi AllI went to school for the blind in the 1960s! We learned basic mathamatics or sums on a type of plastic tray into which metal numbers were inserted in to holes like a grid. There was a tray on the side of the frame to hold these metal numbers. I know there were also metal trays. I recall the plastic ones being brown and I think the tray was a light colour. Now I am looking for photographs of these along with photographs of a braille handframe and stylus, a stainsby and a perkins brailler. Wonder if someone like George on list can assist here or someone else who is sighted and might know wht I am talking about. Thanks in advance.Again I am happy for people to e-mail me off list.Eleanor ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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