General Information

Serial #

65

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

The body is metal. The pinch roller is rubber. The keys are wood with a 'plastic' material coating the top surface. There is a pressed wood (masonite) board hinged to the rear carriage mechanism bar.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.9 cm

Width

32.8 cm

Height

12.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Herde Wendt

Country

German Democratic Republic

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

This braillewriter was used to translate the alpha-numeric keyboard into braille dots for people with a visual impairment.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'PICHT' on enamel plate, on centre front.

Missing

Spacer key is broken (but piece is bagged and tied to the machine). From CA of 12/19/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined - Masonite paper rest may be a replacement.

Finish

The body is coated with a black enamel finish. The carriage mechanism components are white metal. There is a small white metal nameplate at the center front of the braille arm.

Decoration

Black enamel decorative plate attached to lower portion of the braille arm mechanism. Gold linear design on machine body. Gold scroll lettering.