Braille music press

Press, Embossing

Accession Number:
2012.10.4
Description:
Blue-gray enameled wooden stand with trestle-style feet, half open on front and fully open on back; wooden box on left fully encloses/protects the drive pulleys connecting an electric motor mounted on a shelf in the stand with a small steel double cylinder press bolted on top; aluminum plate provides chute from mouth of the press to a trapezoidal wooden output tray mounted below and behind the press; paper feed table mounted in front of the press; power switch in switchbox mounted to front of the pulley box, below the feed table; label on motor, "Walker-Turner Inc./Driver/Custom Electric"; plate on motor stand, "136"; stenciled on front of pulley box, "136".
Height:
45.25
Width:
34
Depth:
40
Date Made:
1955
Maker:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
lleAPH Collection
History/Provenance:
lleAPH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2012.10
Subjects:
Embossing (Printing) Braille music notation Braille Music for the blind and visually impaired Music publishing industry
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
American Printing House for the Blind
Material:
Wood, steel, aluminum, rubber
Updated:
10/06/2016