- Accession Number:
- 2004.168
- Description:
- Cast bright aluminum body, carriage in middle of machine; black plastic paper roller knob on right side of carriage; paper roller is knurled aluminum, secondary paper roller is steel rod with two knurled rollers; secondary roller is raised to release paper by nickel-plated lever immediately to right of roller; paper remains flat on carriage during brailling; carriage moves from right to left; seven black plastic keys mounted to top housing of unit; nickel plated brass line advance lever in lower left, steel backspace lever on mid-left, aluminum carriage lock thumbscrew on right side of paper carriage; on top is yellow and black decal, "Braille Institute of America Inc., BIA, Portable Braille Writer, pat. pend"; carrying case serves as base, lined with black felt pad; lid to case missing; inscription on top right above yellow label reads "Archie Quirnbach To Franklin Dean 1947." On bottom left side of braillewriter "Model 5-40" is inscribed.
- Height:
- 5.75
- Width:
- 7.75
- Length:
- 14
- Date Made:
- 1947
- Maker:
- Braille Institute of America
- Place of Origin:
- Los Angeles
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Hadley School for the Blind, 2004.168
- Subjects:
- Assistive technology Braillewriters. Mechanical writing
- Made:
- Braille Institute of America
- Material:
- Aluminum, steel, plastic, leather, brass, nickel, wood
- Updated:
- 05/16/2017
