Accession Number: 1992.357
Description: This braillewriter is painted blue and has wooden keys with ivory-like tops. It has a detachable paper support and sound absorption pad. It is housed in a briefcase-style case. The following words are on the paper support: "Robotron Export-Import, Volkseigenei Au Benhandelsbetrieb der Deutschen Demokratischen Republic DDR-108 Berlin, Friedrichstabe 61, Mod. 500 Picht, Made in GDR."
Height: 3
Width: 15.5
Depth: 13
Date Made: ca. 1980
Maker: VEB Robotron Schreibmaschinenwerk
Place of Origin: Dresden, East Germany
Credit Line: Gift of Judy Dixon, 1992.357
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters. Mechanical writing
Dimension Notes: 7.6 x 39.3 x 33 cm.
Made: VEB Robotron Schreibmaschinenwerk
Material: Steel, aluminum, wood, leather
Updated: 03/01/2019
