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Title
Seifried Braille Shorthand Machine
Creator
Cooper Eng. & Mfg. Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Samuel John Seifried invented the Braille typewriter which was the first successful mechanical device that made Braille the dominant format of written communication for the sight-impaired.
Type
image
Identifier
22C46A35-D89A-41E1-B29E-800977753231
1979-634
Subject
Blind persons
Braille
Nineteen tens
Typewriters
Shorthand

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