- Accession Number:
- 2013.31
- Description:
- (a) bright nickel plated steel; uncomplicated stamped plate construction; rectangular base rests on four round rubber feet; carriage with both keyboard and diebox slides on sawblade rail on back; paper roller on front with black plastic roller knob on right and two knurled paper advance wheels; keyboard has four keys on each side of diebox--three angling away to the back and a fourth wing-shaped key flanking the spacebar; wide spacebar in front of the diebox, carriage release lever on back right of diebox; the front of the base is piano hinged and folds down; the top front of the base is also hinged; when opened, these two flaps reveal the spring pulley and the carriage return bell; 32 cell wide indents on lower table; stamped on base "62365"; printed paper Omoto prayer amulet label glued inside base, in Japanese; (b) nickel plated steel cover, secures to writer with pivoting hoots on sides; stamped and riveted construction; steel handle screwed to top; stamped in handle bases, "TAKIGEN" (the name of a manufacturer of handle hardware); braille dymo-tape label on front.
- Height:
- 3.125
- Width:
- 10.125
- Depth:
- 2.75
- Date Made:
- ca. 1995
- Maker:
- Terashima, Keiji
- Place of Origin:
- Mamejima, Nagano, Japan
- Credit Line:
- Museum Purchase, 2013.31.
- Subjects:
- Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing
- Dimension Notes:
- overall, in case
- Made:
- Nagano shisko kiki
- Material:
- Steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic
- Updated:
- 10/28/2019
