The Hall braille writer with the carriage return lever is an older model. I
would guess 60 or more years old. I saw one once at the New aYork Institute
for the Blind.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bob - KA5ETA
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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
>
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> ----- 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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