Braillewriter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1892
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0262.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- HALL
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 25127-25373
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal spacer & roller/Rubber legs.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.0 cm
- Width
- 22.5 cm
- Height
- 16.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cooper
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
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
- The model name is painted in gold/The mfr's name is engraved on the spacer & on top ofthe brailler.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - .2 missing knob from proper left end of roller.
- Finish
- Black painted wood keyboard/Grey metal/.2 the box is made of wood covered with Buckram; lined with purple felt.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co., Braillewriter, after 1892, Artifact no. 1987.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0262.001/
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