Braillewriter

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: HALL
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 25127-25373
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal spacer & roller/Rubber legs.

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cooper
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

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: The model name is painted in gold/The mfr's name is engraved on the spacer & on top ofthe brailler.
Missing: From CA of 12/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - .2 missing knob from proper left end of roller.
Finish: Black painted wood keyboard/Grey metal/.2 the box is made of wood covered with Buckram; lined with purple felt.
Decoration: N/A

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Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co., Braillewriter, after 1892, Artifact no. 1987.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1987.0262.001/

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