Accession Number: 2009.28
Description: Open, cast brass frame, black textured enamel; seven bright nickel oval keys, space key extends toward user a bit in middle and key is turned perpendicular to the other keys; key bars are nickel steel, suspended from crossbar by springs, pads mounted below each key, rubber padded bar above, key bars also rest in cutouts in brown composite shield; knurled thumbkey at left mounted in frame to advance paper roll mounted in nickel steel frame on back of frame, ratchet action, secondary spring-loaded advance roller on back, features two rubber bands; paper roll apparatus folds inward to left for compact storage; plate mounted on left front of frame, "NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND/228 GREAT PORTLAND ST./LONDON W.I."; stamped on top of diebox, "E 137".
Height: 5
Width: 13
Depth: 11
Date Made: ca. 1940
Maker: Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin: London, England
Credit Line: Gift of Wendy Ashcroft, 2009.28
Subjects: Braillewriters Shorthand
Dimension Notes: overall, open
Made: National Institute for the Blind
Material: Brass, steel, nickel, rubber, Bakelite
Updated: 02/15/2021
