| Credit line |
Gift of New York Institute for Special Education, 1992.392 |
| Date |
1894 |
| Description |
This machine writes only New York point. A cluster of 12 brass keys and a cell spacer make up the keyboard. Paper is inserted from the rear and rolled around a drum. By moving a lever at the left of the drum to a forward position, the paper is automatically advanced at the end of each line. Braillewriter, which is made of maroon-painted metal, has a brass plate on the front which reads "Kleidograph N.Y. Institution for the Blind Patented November 1894." |
| Dimension notes |
15.9 x 44.4 x 26 cm. |
| Made |
New York Institution for the Blind |
| Material |
Metal, brass, wood |
| Makers mark |
Kleidograph N.Y. Institution for the Blind Patented November 1894 |
| Object ID |
1992.392 |
| Object Name |
Pointwriter |
| Place of Origin |
New York |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Blind.
Braillewriters.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Printing and writing systems. |
| Title |
Kleidograph |
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