Braille dot inverter

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OBJECT TYPE
SWAIL
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0827.001
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
STAINLESS STEEL.

Dimensions

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

Length
6.3 cm
Width
2.1 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Printing
Category
Typesetting
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
C. 1970+
Canada
NRC INNOVATION BY JIM SWAIL THAT ACTUALLY WENT INTO LIMITED PRODUCTION COMMERCIALLY.
Function
MAKES BRAILLE DOTS WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN THE PAPER OVER; THE PIN PULLS THE PAPER THROUGH, LEAVING A RAISED SURFACE ON THE PAPER.
Technical
MADE BRAILLE PRINTING MUCH EASIER AS DIDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE ON REVERSE SIDE OF THE PAGE, COULD FEEL WHAT HAD JUST BEEN WRITTEN WITH- OUT REVERSING PAPER.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
None apparent.
Finish
SMOOTH SURFACE/ DOT RAISING MECHANISM IS MOUNTED ON ASPRING, AND IS SLIGHTLY FLARED AT TIP TO PULL PAPER EDGE BACK THROUGH HOLE/ TEXTURED RINGS ON END.
Decoration
N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Braille dot inverter, before 1970, Artifact no. 1985.0827, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0827.001/

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