Has anyone ever seen a one-handed brailer? I remembered one of my teachers
would get so mad when ever I'd use one hand to brailed and the other to read
from something. He'd always say that it's not a one-handed brailer. Which
made me think that such things existed for someone that's handicapped I
guess.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
Mark yes that is what I mean and It is on the left end of the carriage I
think. I got it just because I really liked the older Hall writer. I
wanted to go back to my childhood I guess. I never use the old thing. And
really it is not in real good shape.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
My brailer has a type of leaver for a carriage return on the front. I am not
sure if that is what you mean?
God bless,
Mark
-- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon
Overcast, 57.0
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>A short time ago I bought a Hall Brailler on EBay and when I got it , it
>had
> a carriage return lever. The Hall Braillers that I used at the Oklahoma
> School for the Blind did not have a carriage return. Did any one ever see
> one like this?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>
>
> Bob Martin writes:
>> Did anyone ever use the Hall Braille Writer? You could hear it 6 rooms
>> away. I began writing Braille at age 5 in first grade using a slate and
>> stylus. Got an F on my report card.
>
> That sure brings back memories. Six rooms? I thought it
> was six counties.
>
> I also remember that the Perkins was the only Brailler
> that let you roll the paper back without smashing the dots. The
> Hall Writers also had a hing-like metal flap in the platten
> roller with 2 or 3 pegs in it like a slate does. This was to
> anchor the paper when you rolled in a new sheet.
>
> Every Braille page written on a Hall Brailler had 3 or
> was it just 2 punch marks right at the bottom.
>
> We had bunches of those Hall Braillers in Arkansas in
> the late sixties and they kind of make me think of what somebody
> said once about a Russian tank. It rattles and clanks but still
> gets the job done.
>
> Before anybody calls my hand, I am not an expert in all
> the different makes and models of Braille writers. There were
> probably other Braillers that had slotted rollers like the
> Perkins so you could roll a sheet back, but I think the Perkins
> was the first one like that.
>
> I also attended the Oklahoma School for the Blind in the
> early to mid sixties and they bought a few Lavender brand
> braillers. They were much cheaper than a Perkins, slick-looking,
> compact and quieter but the problem was that they also died
> young. They had individual styli for each character position so
> you could, say, hold down dots 1 and 2 for a B and feel a whole
> line of B's along the printing surface. The head just provided
> the slate-like backing so that the pins would emboss the paper.
>
> Anyway, I think the Lavenders barely lasted any time at
> all even with most people trying their best to treat them well.
>
> The school didn't have any money to speak of at the time
> so I now realize that the Lavenders must have been a
> disappointment.
>
> Just some memories.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
> Systems Engineer
> OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group
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