Braillewriter part
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BRAILLE
- DATE
- 1972
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0277.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Galarneau, R.
- MODEL
- HOME BUILT
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal base and mechanical components. Synthetic electronics, circuit boards, cables. Wood components in printing mechanism. Paper wrapping on capacitors.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 33.5 cm
- Height
- 11.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Galarneau
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN CANADA TO PROVIDE BRAILLE TEXT IN FRENCH - Function
-
TO AUTOMATICALLY EMBOSS PAPER WITH BRAILLE CHARACTERS, AS DIRECTED BY A PERFORATED TAPE - Technical
-
THIS SYSTEM COULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF BRAILLE TEXT, AS AN OPERATOR COULD INPUT IN ORDINARY ALPHA-NUMERIC LANGUAGE WHICH THE MACHINE WOULD CONVERT TOBRAILLE/ PRIOR TO THIS MOST BRAILLE TEXT HAD TO BE MANUALLY PUNCHED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED BRAILLE OPERATORS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 05/23/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- GREY BASE, BLUE, BLACK, BROWN AND BRASS-COLOURED WORKING PTS, CREAM-COLOURED KNOB ON SIDE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Galarneau, R., Braillewriter part, circa 1972, Artifact no. 1987.0277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0277.001/
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