Object ID:
1992.346
Title:
Light Brailler
Description:
The writer has a hard plastic base and is made of highly polished metal. Dots 1, 2, and 3 under ring, middle, and index fingers of right hand. Dots 4, 5, and 6 similarly located for the left hand. A metal plate on the top reads "Light Brailler." There is an inscription on the bottom in Japanese. Serial number is 21586. Item has a lightweight blue metal case.
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Guzeisha (Guzei Inc.)
Place of Origin:
Tokyo, Japan
Provenance:
Manufactured by Guzeisha (Guzei Inc) in Tokyo. Introduced in 1919. Discontinued in 2012.
This is one of the writers-sometimes called "crab writers" for their sideways motion-in which keys and carriage move together across the paper. It is a downward writing model and the finger used for dot six is used for dot one. It moves from right to left. It is capable of interlining.
This is one of the writers-sometimes called "crab writers" for their sideways motion-in which keys and carriage move together across the paper. It is a downward writing model and the finger used for dot six is used for dot one. It moves from right to left. It is capable of interlining.
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Light Brailler
Guzeisha Light Brailler, label
Light Brailler
Guzeisha Light Brailler, label