Accession Number: 2003.185.206
Description: Chrome-plated device used to read computer punch cards with a stylus; stands on two steel legs with black vinyl covering on foot; steel top with black vinyl on which the punch card is placed; steel guide, with holes punched in it, slides from left to right over the 80-column punch card; stylus--not present--would be placed in the holes of the guide for reading; reader also has six (6) notches at which the guide can be stopped for reading; blue Dyno-tape label on one leg, "TOM LUTES": brass braille dots on opposite leg, "TLL".
Height: 1.75
Width: 4.25
Length: 9.25
Date Made: [1960s]
Maker: [unknown]
Collection: KSB Collection
History/Provenance: KSB Collection
Credit Line: Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 2003.185
Subjects: Assistive technology Computers Data processing Punch cards
Made: [unknown]
Material: Steel, chrome, vinyl
Updated: 05/24/2019
