Accession Number: 1990.24
Description: Rectangular black enameled aluminum case resting on four red rubber feet; fixed flattened-arch steel diebox on back; brass and steel paper carriage with two red rubber paper roller covers, sawtooth carriage bar, scrolled brass paper storage tube for 5" wide paper; six round cylindrical celluloid keys on front, set at angles in front top of case, ivory space bar with steel key arm protrudes from front middle of keyboard; gold letters on the top read "Minerva, Gesetze Geschützt"; in gold below keyboard, "Leipziger Hochscul-Lehrmittel Werkstatt Fur Blinde."
Height: 2.25
Width: 6.5
Depth: 6
Date Made: ca. 1930
Maker: Mahler, Marie Antonie
Place of Origin: Leipzig, Germany
Subjects: Assistive technology Blind. Braillewriters. Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Mechanical writing.
Dimension Notes: 6 x 15 x 13 cm.
Made: Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde zu Leipzig
Material: Brass, aluminum, steel, ivory, rubber
Updated: 12/14/2015
