Kleidograph

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Collection KSB Collection
Credit line Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1992.311
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. Point writer, 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 6 x 17 x 10 1/2 in.
Made New York Institution for the Blind
Material Metal, brass
Object ID 1992.311
Object Name Pointwriter
Place of Origin New York
Subjects Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Braillewriters.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Mechanical writing.
Title Kleidograph
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