General Information

Serial #

5823

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Body is metal. The rollers are rubber. The knobs are bakelite or plastic. The carriage mechanism is ferrous metal with one bar of what appears to be aluminum. The keys are wooden. The carrying case appears to be made of fabric & leather-covered wood.

Dimensions

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

Length

39.4 cm

Width

26.3 cm

Height

12.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Blista

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Marburg-Lahn

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

Mfr's label affixed to centre front: 'BLINDENSTUDIENANSTALT/BLISTA/MARBURG-LAHN-GERMANY'/Mfg source info. also incised on lower right side of casing/SN incised under serrated advance bar.

Missing

From CA of 12/19/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing celluloid key covering from space bar.

Finish

Khaki green enamel paint on the body. The metal screws and exterior hardware are black metal. The keys have a top surface coating of a white "plastic" material. The body of the keys are a black stained oak. The carrying case is covered with a black fabric.

Decoration

N/A