Accession Number: 2004.128.5
Description: Black enameled steel frame, stenciled in gold on bar above keyboard, "The Hall Braille Writer," cast into base of frame, "BF1"; arched bar extends backwards from the front top of the frame to the upward writing embossing head protruding through a slot in the carriage; brass spring tensioning thumbscrew on left of arched bar; keyboard has six black-enameled wooden keys with beveled fronts, an oval space key is mounted in the middle of the keyboard, projecting above and slightly forward of the dot keys, all keys are housed in an aluminum keyboard shield bolted to the frame; spring-loaded aluminum carriage with black hard rubber platen and knurled steel paper roller, black enameled wooden platen knobs on both sides, rolled aluminum paper storage tube bolted under carriage; steel levers on both sides of carriage allow knurled paper roller to be raised when loading paper; toothed nickel-plated carriage release bar with angled lever on left is mounted on front of carriage; stamped into release bar, "MADE BY COOPER ENG. & MFG. CO. CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A. 24247"; carriage return bell screwed under carriage on right.
Height: 6.5
Width: 15.25
Depth: 8.5
Date Made: ca. 1921
Maker: Hall, Frank, inventor
Place of Origin: Chicago, IL
Credit Line: Gift of the National Braille Association, 2004.128
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Cooper Engineering & Manufacturing Company
Material: Steel, aluminum, rubber, wood
Updated: 06/29/2021
