Object ID:
2009.24.6
Title:
Blind-O-Graph
Creator:
Frost, Orin C.
Description:
Rectangular, solid wood, mahogany board, reddish-brown finish; softwood brace, finished yellow, secured to bottom of board with three steel wood screws; cutout in top of board has two nickel plated steel rollers in frame secured by screws; lever and spring loaded cog arrangement on top left advances paper one position through rollers when pressed; writing frame screwed to middle of board, supports three horizontal wires; the lower two wires are in spring loaded slots, allowing them to slide down as needed and then snap back to their original position; white paper label glued to reverse:
ORIN C. FROST
MANUFACTURER
36 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK
DIRECTIONS
1-Rollers may be adjusted for different thicknesses of paper by means of the screws in the posts.
2-If from any cause ratchet becomes jammed, release it by pushing up from beneath where ratchet acts on lower roller.
Written in pencil on label, "68 6 May 19??/MY 19 '18/Mrs. Delehandy/P.S. 186".
ORIN C. FROST
MANUFACTURER
36 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK
DIRECTIONS
1-Rollers may be adjusted for different thicknesses of paper by means of the screws in the posts.
2-If from any cause ratchet becomes jammed, release it by pushing up from beneath where ratchet acts on lower roller.
Written in pencil on label, "68 6 May 19??/MY 19 '18/Mrs. Delehandy/P.S. 186".
Dimensions:
H-11 W-8.875 D-1.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1918
Made by:
Frost, Orin C.
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Provenance:
"This board was once manufactured by Orin C. Frost, Beaver Street, N.Y. City. It was one of the early writing guides manufactured for the use of blind persons who are able to write or print in pen or pencil, and aids in keeping the writing on the paper and lines straight."
Credit Line:
AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
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Frost Writing Guide
Frost Writing Guide