Accession Number: 2004.134.49.89
Description: Black and white glossy; an American Printing House for the Blind employee, Jane Sengel, inserting a metal Braille embossing plate into a Bobst Rotary Press.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)
Date: ca. 1977
Photographer: Unidentified
History/Provenance: The Bobst Rotary Cylinder Press was designed and built by Henry Bobst in 1915 in Switzerland, specifically to emboss braille for the blind. J. Bobst & Son was founded in 1890 by Henry's father, Joseph. The machine printed 14 3/16 x 22 13/16" sheets, and could handle 6000 copies per hour at maximum speed.
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Braille
