Braille Writer
Production date
1950-1959
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
Flip lid braille writer with internal paper spool and 7 keys.
Classification
DOCUMENTS Education braille board
Maker
Production date
1950-1959
Production place
Measurements
H30 x W120 x L200
Media/Materials description
Steel (Metals - Ferrous)
Indeterminate (Woods)
Indeterminate (Paper)
Britannia Metal (Metals - Non-Ferrous)
Cork (Woods)
Indeterminate (Woods)
Indeterminate (Paper)
Britannia Metal (Metals - Non-Ferrous)
Cork (Woods)
History and use
This Banks Pocket Braille Writer was made by UK company V.L. Martin & Co. Ltd. The Banks Pocket Braille Writer was invented by American Dr Alfred Banks in the 1930s. This model was used by the Qld Braille Writing Association.
Braille writing dates from the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s, when a system called night writing was developed to allow soldiers in Bonaparte’s French army to communicate safely at night. It was subsequently adapted by Frenchman Louis Braille into the alphabet used today.
By the late 1890s Queensland had its own Braille Writing Society, with the members transcribing books, often by hand. The need for services for the blind increased during and after World War 1 due to the number of returned servicemen who lost their sight as a result of their service.
Braille writing dates from the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s, when a system called night writing was developed to allow soldiers in Bonaparte’s French army to communicate safely at night. It was subsequently adapted by Frenchman Louis Braille into the alphabet used today.
By the late 1890s Queensland had its own Braille Writing Society, with the members transcribing books, often by hand. The need for services for the blind increased during and after World War 1 due to the number of returned servicemen who lost their sight as a result of their service.
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Registration number
H24009
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