General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN WORKING TABLES (PARTICLE BOARD??), IRON CASTINGS, NICKEL-PLATED (?) STEEL MECHANICS, BRASS PULLEY WHEELS, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length

116.0 cm

Width

98.0 cm

Height

121.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Platemaking

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Blista

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Marburg-Lahn

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

ACQ'D SECOND-HAND IN 1957 BY CNIB & USED UNTIL 1982

Canada

LAST PLATEMAKER USED BY THE CNIB BEFORE IT CEASED ITS JOB PRINTING OPERATION IN 1982. WORK WAS "CONTRACTED OUT" AFTER THAT DATE.

Function

USED TO IMPRESS BRAILLE CHARACTERS ONTO MALE/FEMALE ZINC PLATES FOR PRINTING ON PRESS

Technical

THIS IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE 'STEREOTYPING MACHINE' FOR THE CREATION OF EMBOSSED ZINC PLATES USED TO PRINT BRAILLE COPY. STEREOTYPING MACHINES WERE INVENTED IN THE U.S. IN 1893 BUT THE USE OF ELECTRICITY & 'INTERPOINTING' DID NOT COME UNTIL LATE & WAS POSSIBLY THE INVENTION OF J.R. ATKINSON OF THE U.S. (SEE REF) (INTERFACING ALLOWED FOR THE EMBOSSING OF BOTH SIDES OF A ZINC PLATE).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

COMPLETE AND OPERABLE BUT REQUIRES NEW 'EMBOSSING POINTS' From CA of 05/12/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

PAINTED GREY

Decoration

NONE