[access-uk] Re: Braille Maths Tray 1960s

  • From: Williams Family <welivehere7@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:25:36 +0100

hi
Has anyone ever made oa collection of historic equipment disigned for the visually impaired from the simple taylor frame and hand frames to the modern hi-tech stuff which quickly is superceeded by the latest technologies. It would be an interesting mobile museum to display alongside one of the exhibitions like sight village. likewise has anyone written a comprehisive history of such technology? unfortunately far beyond my capabilities but would be a facinating project. 
brian

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From: "Angel" <angel238@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:36 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Maths Tray 1960s
Thank you for this informative article. I saved it. As I love reading all forms of blind history. We are truly an intelligent lot aren't we? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Williams Family" <welivehere7@xxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:20 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Maths Tray 1960s



Hi Eleanor
while trying to explain the tailor frame to our children, my wife and i both used them at school in the 50s and sixties, i googled the frame and found this article which may be of interest to you. 
http://s22318.tsbvi.edu/mathproject/ch1-sec6.asp
brian


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From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 7:40 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Maths Tray 1960s
Yes please Colin, with and without would be good. I thought the tray was a very pale blue *smile*. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Howard" <colin@xxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 7:36 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Maths Tray 1960s



Eleanor,
these frames are known as Taylor frames, they could be used both for algebra 
and numeric applications.  I am unfamiliar with the algebraic
representations but the numeric type, which were all basically lead, had a bar at one end and two lumps at the other. The holes were octagonal and numbers and minus, plus, multiply, divide, decimal point and equals were represented by the position of either the bar or lumps. The rest of the 
ends on each type were flat.
I have one of these plastic frames and from my days having useable sight, 
remember the board was redish-brown and the tray and back white.
I will see if a friend can photo mine, do you want with and without type, in 
the board and laying in the tray?  I only have the numeric type.


Colin Howard, living near Southampton in Southern
England, draws your attention to the up-and-coming
2012 Olympics on the starting day of which is his
birthday!!
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