1992.368

Plastic braille embossing plates for The Junior Confirmation Book

15 flexible plastic plates embossed on one side to produce braille copies of The Junior Confirmation Guide by author Jacob Tanner. The book was originally published by Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, MN, c1943. It was transcribed by Norma Lewis, Shakopee, MN, under the sponsorship of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, in cooperation with Temple Israel Sisterhood, Minneapolis, MN. The Sisterhood trained volunteer transcribers. These plates are for volume 2 of a 5 volume set and were sent to APH to produce embossed copies.

H-11.75 W-10 inches

1960

Minnesota Services for the Blind

St. Paul, MN

The plastic plates were volunteer transcribed and sent to APH to print (source: Phyllis Campana, APH Braille Production). They were placed on presses and light pressure used (source: Nancy Heheman, retired supervisor, APH Large Type Department).