Accession Number: 1992.304
Description: It weighs about 1 1/2 pounds and uses 1/2 inch wide tape. Braille writer has a nameplate inscribed : "Model 6, No. 1385, Banks Pocket Braille Writer, Manufactured by International Business Machines Corp., 590 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York, Available only through Lions Clubs." Includes operations booklet, "Banks Directions," embossed in interpoint braille; 12 p. on brown paper.
Date Made: [between 1940 and 196?]
Maker: Banks, Alfred, inventor
Place of Origin: New York
Collection: KSB Collection
History/Provenance: KSB Collection
Credit Line: Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1992.304
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing
Dimension Notes: 1 x 4.6 x 8 in. Weight 1.5 lbs.
Made: International Business Machines Corp.
Material: Metal
Updated: 07/25/2013
