Printer’s proof sheet of embossed type

Proof, Printing

Accession Number:
2007.31.1
Description:
Embossed specimen of three raised letter types on one page: "Friedlander's Roman Capital," "Howe's boston lower case," and Kneass' Improved Combined." At top center is the heading "Printing for the Blind." Page was composed by "N.B. Kneass, Jr., a Blind Printer."
Height:
10.5
Width:
7.25
Date Made:
ca. 1867
Place of Origin:
[Philadelphia]
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2007.31
Subjects:
Line letter Printing and writing systems Tactile printing history
Made:
Kneass, Napoleon B., Jr.
Material:
Paper
Updated:
12/03/2015