[Ohio-talk] Fw: braille ashtray

[Dr. Smith]

Has anyone ever heard of this product?

jw

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326 
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Maxine Booth 
To: jwsmithnfb at verizon.net 
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: Fw: braille ashtray


Dear Dr. Smith,

thank you for your persistence and willingness to help me with my research.  I enjoyed talking to you this afternoon.

Best wishes,
Maxine Booth
 
What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.





----- Forwarded Message ----
From: NFB Community Relations <CommunityRelations at nfb.org>
To: yayaredmax at yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 10:20:31 AM
Subject: RE: braille ashtray


Dear Maxine:

Thank you for your e-mail to the National Federation of the Blind.  I have no further information.

J. W. Smith is the president of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio.  He can be reached at (740) 592-6326. His e-mail address is jwsmithnfb at verizon.net.

Perhaps J. W. can be of help.



Sincerely,

(Mrs.) Patricia A. Maurer
Director of Reference
Jacobus tenBroek Library
Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
     at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2272
E-mail: communityrelations at nfb.org

There is a Braille literacy crisis in America. For the whole story, go to www.Braille.org. 
You can be part of the solution: 
Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now!

________________________________

From: Maxine Booth [mailto:yayaredmax at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:40 AM
To: Maurer, Patricia
Cc: Doug
Subject: braille ashtray


                       
               
I am hoping you can provide me with a little background information about this small ceramic ashtray with the english and braille alphabets embossed around the rim.

My researcfj indicates that it dates from the 1940's/50's, possibly commissioned in bulk by the now defunct Philamatheon Society for the Blind, of Canton, Ohio (according to the Oct. 2000 Monitor online newsletter).  There were two styles available: the seeing eye dog and a cane.

If you can clarify or add to this information I would be most grateful.

Sincerely,
Maxine Booth
Jamestown, TN

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