Accession Number: 2004.134.49.145
Description: Black and white glossy; an American Printing House for the Blind employee operating a clamshell press; she has long curly hair and she is wearing a plaid long-sleeved shirt; the press is open and she has both hands on sheets of paper in the press; there is a stack of embossed braille on a table to her left; there are shelves behind her full of stacks of paper; six windows line the wall in the background. Museum has two copies: 2004.134.49.145-6.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)
Date: ca. 1977
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
