Scientific American

Magazine

Accession Number: 2003.7

Subtitle: The Weekly Journal of Practical Information

Summary/Description: A single paperbound issue of the Scientific American, pp. 221-244. Includes two articles about producing braille books: "Books for Blinded Soldiers," on page 224, and "For Those Who See with Their Fingers: How Books for the Blind are Manufactured and What They Mean to Their Readers," on pp. 226-7 with 8 photo illustrations showing embossing of plates, preparation of paper, collating, reading, and devices for writing braille.

Publisher: Munn and Co.

Publisher Place: New York

Publish Date: 21-Sep-18

Subjects: Braille. Disabled veterans Embossing plates. Embossing presses. Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Tactile printing history.

Physical Description: 1 issue (v. 119, no. 12) ; 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 1/8 in.