Accession Number: 2007.11.3j
Description: Plate for use in a printing press to emboss a tactile map showing the world time table with raised lines and braille labeling. Indicates continent borders, prime meridian, and lines of longitude. Title also written in black marker for press operator. Clear tape around edges. Braille and raised markings are both machine and hand-tooled.
Height: 19
Width: 24
Date Made: ca. 1955
Place of Origin: [unknown]
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.11
Subjects: Embossing (Printing) Maps Timetables Manufacturing aids, tools, and supplies
Made: [unknown]
Material: Tinplate
Updated: 07/28/2015