Patent Model of a Printing Apparatus for the Blind

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Object Details

maker

Johnson, Daniel A.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for producing embossed letters on paper for communication between blind people; the invention was granted patent number 62206. Raised letters on plungers on a disk above the table were matched with sunken letter plungers below it. The paper was squeezed between the two types of plungers by treadle force.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1867

patent date

1867-02-19

ID Number

GA.89797.062206

patent number

062206

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.062206

Object Name

apparatus, printing for the blind

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 27 cm x 22 cm x 24 cm; 10 5/8 in x 8 11/16 in x 9 7/16 in

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d69a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998781