Accession Number: 2014.5.2
Description: Heavy cast aluminum casing, largely sealed, with an angled front and a flat recess on the top left; castings are fairly crude and machining marks have been left unfinished; hand painted black, with traces of an original blue gray paint underneath; one-piece top of casing cushioned from flat base with olive wool felt; three angled plastic-faced wood keys on left and four on right flank a central, trapezoidal steel space bar; pivoting space bar support is mounted to keyboard tray underneath; nickel plated eraser button mounted on top right of case; main parts on the inside of the writer are stamped "38" but no other markings are apparent; knurled thumbscrews on left and right secure the paper tape feed arm and takeup arm, which when mounted feed a 1/2" paper tape into a narrow slot on the sides of the writer; the takeup arm has a clockwork winding mechanism which automatically tensions the tape; three spare aluminum takeup reels are stored in the case; wooden case featured shaped wooden dividers to hold the diassembled parts of the writer in its bottom, and a pair of cast aluminum hand-crank screw-clamp mounted tape winding tools in the lid; black-enameled steel handle and two blued-steel lockable latches.
Height: 9
Width: 25.5
Depth: 12
Date Made: ca. 1955
Place of Origin: Leipzig, East Germany
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2014.5.
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing Stenography Shorthand
Dimension Notes: overall, assembled
Made: Karl Neubert Blinden-Schreibgeräte
Material: Aluminum, steel, brass, wood
Updated: 12/14/2020
