Braillewriter

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1190.001

MANUFACTURER: Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 22175
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Body is metal, possibly ferrous. Keyboard is wood with a top surface coating of nitro-cellulose. The keys are wood. Cellulose Nitrate key base and Ebonite space key

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 22.2 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cooper
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: This braillewriter was used to translate the alpha-numeric keyboard into braille dots for people with a visual impairment.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 12/19/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: There is a black baked enamel finish on a white, metal body. The carriage mechanisms are white metal. The keyboard appears to be a wooden base with a top laminated layer of french ivory. The keys are black stained wood.
Decoration: N/A

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Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co., Braillewriter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1190, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1190.001/

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