rare Picht braille & sighted antique typewriter + case

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's a Picht typewriter, reportedly first made in 1899. It employs a typewheel printing system, simplar to a Blickensderfer, but the index has both printed characters for the sighted, and braille indicators for the blind! This enabled the blind to use the machine to type letters for the sighted to read.The indicator moves well from side to side and the typeball spins, elevates, and moves to the printing point as it should. Ink roller is dry, but t Note that it has the baseboard and lid, and that t's a tube for ink as well as instructions (in German) in the lid. This is a great opportunity to add a very nice machine to your collection!Sold as seen- please email with any questions- Good Luck! Serial number collectors: please email winning bidder for serial number if it's not in the description. You should receive an invoice from eBay right after winning the auction. If you don't, please let me know! ! *Successful bidder prepays for machine and shipping/insurance. All sales final. *Payment in Postal Money Order preferred; all other forms must clear before shipping. If you use PayPal , I can also accept your PayPal payment. *Payment due within 7 days if youâe(tm)re a US buyer. International payments in US funds due within 10 days. *If you have questions, please ask before bidding. Please email questions before the last day of bidding for read more

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