General Information

Serial #

1184

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Body is metal (possibly ferrous). Keyboard is metal. Keys are wood. Pinch rollers are rubber, and the main roller is wood. The carriage return belt is cloth covered elastic. The carrying case has a plywood frame and is covered with thin wood or leather. The corners and hardware are metal.

Dimensions

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

Length

376.0 cm

Width

251.0 cm

Height

114.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Printing

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Kentucky

City

Louisville

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

Mfr's plate screwed to base of brailler at back: 'THE NEW HALL BRAILLEWRITER/MANUFACTURED AT THE/ AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND/SERIAL NO. 1184 LOUISVILLE, KY.'

Missing

From CA of 12/19/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Black baked enamel(?) finish over a white metal body. Keyboard is white metal. Keys are black stained wood. Spacer key is wood with a large plate of metal screwed into the top. Case is black stained or lacquered leather or possibly wood. The nails and metal corners are black metal and the hardware is white metal.

Decoration

N/A