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Description 
The Picht braillewriter has a black enamel finish, wooden keys, and weighs approx. 8 1/2 pounds. Nine inch wide paper is used, and the paper is stored around a solid wooden drum. The braillewriter bears a gold script Picht logo and gold stripe decoration. An attached metal plate is inscribed with the following: "Bruno Herde und Friedrich Wendt, Berlin SW 19, Generalvertrieb: Reichsdeutscher Blindenverhand e.v. Berlin, Abt. Zentrale fur Blindenhilfsmittel."
Picht Braillewriter - Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Picht Braillewriter

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Last modified on: April 02, 2010