- Accession Number:
- 1992.341
- Description:
- Black enameled forged steel frame with tinplate housing; splayed seven-key nickel alloy keyboard; rounded keyboard shield under keyboard; bright nickel carriage and paper roller; arched diebox (similar to Hall Braillewriter) in top center; wooden paper roller knobs; weighs approximately 9 pounds; right and left margin stops;enameled in gold above and to right of keyboard on the front "The Perkins Braillewriter, Perkins Institution, Watertown, Mass., Patent Pending"; brailled copper plate on the lower right-hand corner of the keyboard tray; stamped in middle of front bar on carriage, "PERKINS INST./B".
- Date Made:
- ca. 1910
- Place of Origin:
- Watertown, MA
- Subjects:
- Assistive technology Braillewriters. Mechanical writing.
- Dimension Notes:
- 5 x 15 x 7 in.
- Made:
- Perkins Institution
- Material:
- Steel, nickel, aluminum, wood
- Updated:
- 07/27/2018
