Object ID:
1992.296
Title:
Model, PEARL Companion Embossing Machine
Creator:
Davis, Gary
Description:
A wooden model of the symbol press used to emboss metal printing plates with tactile symbols.
Dimensions:
H-22.5 W-37.5 D-12.125 inches
Date:
ca. 1985
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Provenance:
The press is used in conjunction with the PEARL (plate embossing apparatus for raised lines) machine which was also designed by APH mechanical designer, Gary Davis. (PEARL embosses metal printing plates with raised-line graphics.) The wooden model is half the size of the working press which is still used at APH. Davis used the wood model to help in designing the actual machine.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.296
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Model, PEARL Companion
Model, PEARL Companion