Accession Number: 1992.265
Description: Console model electronic stereotype machine; gray enameled tinplate chassis on four legs with opening in front for operator's legs; top cover is gray enameled plastic shell with aluminum trim; eight-plastic-key keyboard mounted to front, flanked by two boxes; on left box plate reads "Mfd. By The American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY, 1964."; right box is control panel with five colored momentary switches and a manual/automatic toggle; tag with serial number "357" on front right; recess in top cover reveals rectangular bright aluminum "rack" which secures brass stereograph sheet metal during embossing.
Height: 37
Width: 45
Depth: 21.25
Date Made: 1964
Place of Origin: Louisville, KY
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1992.265.
Subjects: Embossing (Printing) Printing and writing systems Tactile printing process Braille printers Braille Embossing presses Stereotype machines
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: American Printing House for the Blind
Material: Steel; plastic, aluminum, brass
Updated: 12/30/2016
