Accession Number: 2004.134.49.130
Description: Black and white glossy; an American Printing House for the Blind employee Louis Fredericks is operating a clamshell press; she is wearing a black cardigan, a plaid skirt, and glasses; she is inserting a sheet into the press; other presses can be seen in the background.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 4" (h) x 5" (w)
Date: ca. 1962
Photographer: Unidentified
History/Provenance: Universal/Colts Armory platen presses manufactured by Thomson-National became known at APH as "clamshell presses," and were adapted for braille use by removing all their inking mechanisms.
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Presses Printing presses Braille
