[duxuser] Re: Interpoint On a Braillewriter
- From: "Brett Winches" <bwinches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:30 -0600
Brian, I think I have you beat. I have a Remington Braille writer
vintage 1928 on display in our office here. It rarely get use but I
think it still works. I would love to have it tuned up but have not yet
done this due to its rare nature.
Thank you!
Brett Winchester KD7JN
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Interpoint On a Braillewriter
Ottawa Canada
Dear Brett and list:
You asked: "How do you do Interpoint on a Perkins Braillewriter?"
A: You cannot do Interpoint on a Perkins Brailler.
RNIB still sells the venerable Stainsby Braillewriter which resembles a
cross between a metal desk slate and a Braillewriter.
This device holds the paper on the metal board the Braille embossing
mechanism fits into with a metal clamp with the "A" and "B" pins that
attach the clamp to the metal board slightly differently spaced
vertically. This permits the Stainsby to produce Interpoint, actually
Interline Braille.
To deal with paper sag as the embossing mechanism is moved down the
page, they provide a convenient wooden spacer to insert under the paper.
Unlike the Perkins Braillewriter, the keyboard of the Stainsby is
attached to the actual Braille embossing mechanism, so keyboard and
embossing head traverse the width of the paper as you write Braille.
As the Braille you are writing is on the back side of the paper, you
cannot read what you have written as with a Perkins Braillewriter.
And the Stainsby does have a margin bell! It too is mounted on the
carriage that traverses the Braille line.
While this machine would at first glance appear to be a relic of years
ago, it is used daily by many Braillists in the UK and elsewhere.
They even have two models: One intended for use by blind people which
the keys work as if you were using a stylus on a slate and one intended
for sighted transcribers which works the opposite way.
I believe these are the "A" and "B" models of the Stainsby respectively.
I actually have one of these around here somewhere. It is a great
conversation piece and when not in use fits into a small attache case
style carrying box complete with locking clasps and a nice molded
carrying handle.
There may be other Interpoint Braillewriters but the Stainsby is the
only one I know of.
Brian
Brian K. Lingard
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