| Credit line |
Gift of Pete Monheimer, 1991.95. |
| Date |
ca. 1897 |
| Description |
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| Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-15.125 D-3.375 inches |
| Dimension notes |
6.3 x 38.5 x 8.5 cm. |
| Made |
Perkins Institution |
| Material |
Cast iron, nickel, steel |
| Object ID |
1991.95 |
| Object Name |
Braillewriter |
| Place of Origin |
Watertown, MA |
| Provenance/History |
The Perkins Model A came out in the decade after Frank Hall developed his revolutionary braillewriter. Model C was made around 1900. Frank Hall at the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind, introduced his typewriter-style machine in 1892. The Perkins Institute in Boston and others brought out similar designs soon afterward. According to the Perkins History Museum, "these early writers were hand tooled, their performance was unpredictable and idiosyncratic, and replacing individual parts was extremely difficult and slow. Perkins produced several models over the next thirty years, all of which shared these design problems."
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| Search Terms |
Howe Press
Perkins School for the Blind (MA) |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Blind.
Braillewriters.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Printing and writing systems. |
| Title |
Perkins Braillewriter, Model A |
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