Accession Number: 1992.311
Description: This machine writes only New York point. A cluster of 12 brass keys and a cell spacer make up the keyboard. The four lower keys activate the two keys above, enabling one to emboss all eight dots with the right hand. The two left keys were used for punctuation and the wooden board surface allowed to user to read what was typed on the paper. Paper is inserted from the rear and rolled around a drum. By moving a lever at the left of the drum to a forward position, the paper is automatically advanced at the end of each line. Point writer, which is made of red-enameled cast iron decorated with a gold pinstripe, has a brass plate on the front which reads "Kleidograph N.Y. Institution for the Blind Patented November 1894."
Height: 6
Width: 17
Depth: 10.5
Date Made: 1894
Place of Origin: New York
Collection: KSB Collection
History/Provenance: KSB Collection
Credit Line: Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1992.311
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: New York Institution for the Blind
Material: Cast iron, nickel, brass
Updated: 07/12/2021
