Braillewriter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0261.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPHINX SA
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 80538
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal body & keyboard/wood roller/bone space bar.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.3 cm
- Width
- 18.3 cm
- Height
- 11.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SPHINX
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used in Canada to augment production of French braille. - Function
-
Translates alphanumeric keyboard into braille dots for blind. - Technical
-
Models based on prototype may one day be fulfilling the demands of braille readers in many languages throughout the world. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'SPHINX S.A., BREVET+, 80538' engraved on front.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Black painted metal, box & brailler/Grey metal front keyboard/Wood roller.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SPHINX SA, Braillewriter, circa 1962, Artifact no. 1987.0261, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0261.001/
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