Items tagged disability organisations in MV Collections
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Mah-Jong Braille Set - Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, 1936
Wooden Mah-Jong set made by voluntary labour in 1936 at the Flinders Naval Depot for the use of the Social Club at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (R.V.I.B.) This was the f ...
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Talking Typewriter - Epson, Model HX-20, 1980s
Epson talking typewriter acquired from Royal Institute of the Blind, Victoria, Australia, manufactured by Epson, United States of America. The typist could hear the message and check th ...
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Paperweight - Lighthouse, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Silver, 1937
Silver Lighthouse paperweight, presented to Mr W.H. Richardson by the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB) in 1937. The lighthouse was adopted by the RVIB as its emblem in 192 ...
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Bookmark - Victorian Asylum & School for the Blind, Centennial International Exhibition, M ...
Bookmark with braille message sold as a souvenir of the Victorian Asylum & School for the Blind at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, 1888-1889. The Centennial Interna ...
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Braille Writer - V. L. Martin Co. Ltd, Stainsby, circa 1940
Alternative Name: Brailler Stainsby Braille Writer manufactured by V. L. Martin Co. Ltd, circa 1940. The instruction booklet was printed and published by the Royal National Institute ...
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Scrubbing Brush - Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, circa 1960s
Scrubbing Brush made at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind circa 1960s. For many years, scrubbing brushes and other cleaning equipment were made at the R.V.I.B. site in St Kild ...
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Fob Watch - Braille, circa 1850-1900
Alternative Name(s): Pocket Watch Fob Watch with raised numbers and numbers in braille. It was probably made during the mid to late nineteenth century and would have been used by a bli ...
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Badge - Queensland Blind Cricket Club, A.J. Parkes, circa 1950s-1980s
Alternative Name(s): Button Shield shaped badge for the Queensland Blind Cricket Club manufactured by A.J. Parkes, circa 1950s-1980s. Organised Blind Cricket in Queensland began around ...
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Domino Set - Mr. Foster, Braille, circa 1940
Braille domino set handmade by Mr. Foster at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, circa 1940, for recreational use there.
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Rods - Park Avenue Wrought Iron, 1980-1990
Set of four metal rods manufactured by Park Avenue Wrought Iron, circa 1980-1990. They were used at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind by visually impaired workers on the rod l ...
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