Object ID:
1992.264
Title:
Stereotype Machine
Creator:
Hall, Frank
Description:
Stereotype machine has a 47 in. x 30 in. wood base; black painted iron with decorative striping and scrolls in gold and red; paint is chipped; has been motorized and a switch added; label reads "State of Illinois, Illinois School for the Blind, 2406, Do not transfer without Permit," metal tag on front "328." Used mostly for maps; had half space.
Dimensions:
H-36 W-44 D-16 inches
Date:
ca. 1900
Place of Origin:
Illinois
Provenance:
Frank Hall, Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Blind, working with mechanic Gus Seiber and the Munson Typewriter Company, invented his mechanical braillewriter and a braille stereotype machine in 1892. The Illinois Braille and Sightsaving School, formerly the Illinois School for the Blind, closed its printshop in the summer of 1963. Most of the machinery in the shop was bought by APH and brought to Louisville.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.264
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Hall Stereograph
Detail, Hall Stereograph
Hall Stereograph
Detail, Hall Stereograph