| Credit line |
Museum Purchase, 1999.31.1. |
| Date |
ca. 1946 |
| Description |
Metal braille writer has a wooden paper roller, a back-space lever on the right side, and a carriage release lever on the left side. There are six braille keys with a spacing key in the middle. The keys are made of wood and topped with ivory. It is attached to the bottom of the case which serves as its base and raises the overall height to 5 7/8 in. The number "2175" is on the top left-side. "Made in US-Zone of Germany," is stamped on the front, and a nameplate attached directly below reads "Blindenstudienanstalt Marburg-Lahn." |
| Dimension notes |
9 x 14 1/2 x 5 in. braille writer ; 1 x 15 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. base . |
| Made |
Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt (Blista) |
| Material |
Aluminum, steel, wood, ivory |
| Object ID |
1999.31.1 |
| Object Name |
Braillewriter |
| Place of Origin |
Marburg-Lahn, Germany |
| Provenance/History |
The braille writer is basically an updated version of a Picht.
The German Blind Study Institute (Blista) was founded in 1916 in the historic university town of Marburg to help treat and rehabilitate blinded soldiers. The institute operated a workshop to produce special tools from its inception. The production of braillewriters based on Oskar Picht's original design moved to the Blista factory after WWII. |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braillewriters.
Mechanical writing. |
| Title |
Marburg-Lahn braillewriter |
