Accession Number: 1990.8.1-2
Description: The Blista includes a back space lever, a carriage release lever, and right and left margin stops; keyboard has six keys and space bar; writer and the case weigh 14 pounds; wooden platen roller; finished with grey-green enamel; black wooden keys with cream colored enamel tops; black and gold transfer label, "Blindenstudienanstalt Blista Marburg-Lahn-Germany"; "Blista Marburg-Lahn-Germany" is stamped in metal; serial# 5902; wooden case is covered with paper on the interior; black fabric on the exterior; metal handle with a black gloss enamel; steel latch and angled top; key in case; serial #5902. .1 - braillewriter .2 - case
Date Made: ca. 1966
Place of Origin: Marburg, Germany
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1990.8
Subjects: Assistive technology Braillewriters Mechanical writing
Dimension Notes: 13 x 37 x 31 cm.
Made: Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt (Blista)
Material: steel, aluminum, rubber, wood.
Updated: 04/15/2014
