Accession Number: 2009.17.3
Description: Embossing plate dot correcting tongs; forged steel arms meet at round welded joint; riveted into jaws are pin and dimple fittings; jaw with pin fitting has a circle formed in the arm 1.5" from the pin; hand made, cut on band saw and forged; plate stock thicker at fittings and narrows as it nears the spring joint.
Height: 1.75
Width: 1.375
Depth: 13.25
Date Made: ca. 1925
Maker: American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin: Louisville, KY
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 2009.17.
Subjects: Embossing tools Manufacturing aids, tools, and supplies Tactile graphics Tactile printing process
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: American Printing House for the Blind
Material: Steel
Updated: 05/27/2016
