Board, Braille dot inverter

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0831.001
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
SWAIL 2
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
PLYWOOD BOARD WITH RUBBER INSET SURFACE TO CUSHION THE POINT OF THE INSTRUMENTS; TWO MOVABLE BRASS (?) GUIDES; EDGED BRASS (?) STRIPS; RUBBER FEET; COMES WITH A SHEET OF TEXTURED, OFF-WHITE PAPER.

Dimensions

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

Length
41.9 cm
Width
40.5 cm
Height
3.4 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 INVERTER TO PRODUCE BRAILLE WRITING.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RAISED MARKINGS ON BRASS (?) EDGES MEASURE INCHES; 'AIDS FOR THE BLIND' & 'c/o Sandra McRae' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE BALLPOINT INK ON TWO RECTANGULAR, WHITE STICKER; ALSO ON 1ST STICKER: 'SWAIL DOT INVERTER BOARD 2' IN LEAD PENCIL BY SFM (?).
Missing
N/A
Finish
PLYWOOD IS UNFINISHED YET SMOOTH; RUBBER LINER AND FEET ARE BLACK.
Decoration
N/A

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