Board, Braille dot inverter

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0830.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council Canada
MODEL: SWAIL 1
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: MASONITE BOARD WITH RUBBER INSET SURFACE TO CUSHION THE POINT OF THE INSTRUMENTS; MOVEABLE STEEL GUIDE FOR DOTS AND EDGED WITH BRASS (?) STRIPS (ONE PIECE OF WHICH HAS COME UNGLUED).

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.7 cm
Width: 33.9 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
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: DESIGNED BY JIM SWAIL AND NAMED FOR HIM.
Function: BACKING BOARD FOR PAPER WHEN USING SWAIL BRAILLE DOT INVERTERS TO PRODUCE BRAILLE WRITING.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED MARKINGS ON BRASS (?) EDGES MEASURE INCHES; 'SWAIL DOT INVERTER BOARD' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE BALLPOINT INK ON RECTANGULAR, WHITE STICKER ON LEFT SIDE (ALSO ON THIS STICKER IS '1' IN PENCIL DONE BY SFM?); 'AIDS FOR THE BLIND N.R.C.' IN SAME INK ON SIMILAR STICKER, BELOW.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD IS LIGHT BROWN WITH SMOOTH SURFACE; RUBBER LINER IS BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Board, Braille dot inverter, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1985.0830, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0830.001/

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