Braillewriter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0265.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- LIGHT BRAILLER
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5321
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal cover & brailler/plastic handle/rubber legs/wooden bottom.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.6 cm
- Width
- 10.6 cm
- Height
- 10.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- 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
- In the middle of the keyboard there is a metal plaque with 'LIGHT BRAILLER' painted in black on it.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/16/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- Dark brown metal cover/shiny grey metal brailler/black plastic/varnished wood.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Braillewriter, circa 1962, Artifact no. 1987.0265, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0265.001/
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