Patent Model for a Writing Apparatus for the Blind

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Object Details

maker

Cole, James R.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a writing apparatus for the blind including a board with a movable guide for pencil writing (ordinary manuscript, as distinct from braille and other forms of writing with a point). The model, as it survives, consists of the guide only, without the board. The invention was granted patent number 125024.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1872

patent date

1872-03-26

ID Number

GA.89797.125024

patent number

125024

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.125024

Object Name

apparatus, writing for the blind

Apparatus, Blind Writing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6.5 cm x 7 cm x 23 cm; 2 9/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 9 1/16 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b1ad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998754