Accession Number: 2004.134.49.132
Description: Black and white glossy; American Printing House for the Blind employee Marie "Sis" Schneider is operating a Bobst Rotary Press; she is wearing a plaid short-sleeved dress with a pasley-patterned apron over it; she has the machine open so that the braille plates are exposed; she is bent over feeding paper into the press; painted on the side of the press is "Mr. Swiss," the nickname given to the machine by APH employees.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 10" (h) x 8" (w)
Date: ca. 1968
Photographer: Vetter, Rudolf. American Red Cross
History/Provenance: The Bobst Rotary Cylinder Press was designed and built by Henry Bobst in 1915 in Switzerland, specifically to emboss braille for the blind. J. Bobst & Son was founded in 1890 by Henry's father, Joseph. The machine printed 14 3/16 x 22 13/16" sheets, and could handle 6000 copies per hour at maximum speed.
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Presses Printing presses Braille
