Banks Pocket Writer

Mechanical Braille Writers

Description: The Banks Pocket Braille Writer was a tape writer invented by Dr. Alfred Banks of San Diego, California, around 1928. Banks had lost his vision in World War I. In 1946, IBM agreed to support the production of a revised model for distribution at cost in both the U.S. and Great Britain by Lions Club International.

Height: 1.25

Width: 4.375

Depth: 7.75

Date: 1928