Patent Model of a Printing Apparatus for the Blind

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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.

Date Made: ca 1867Patent Date: 1867-02-19

Maker: Johnson, Daniel A.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.062206Patent Number: 062206Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.062206

Object Name: apparatus, printing for the blindObject 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

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record Id: nmah_998781

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