Hand Frames
Braille Hand Frames
Below are images of a range of hand frames with a short description of their use.
A Four Cell Hand Frame for marking banknotes
Simply slide your bank note between the two sides of this frame and then using a style press out the Braille dots to mark the value of the note.
Pic of Four Cell Hand Frame:
A Single Line Hand Frame
This is a single line frame of approximately 25 cells; I have never tried using it but perhaps good for embossing on narrow strips of self-adhesive tape.
Pic of a Single Line Hand Frame:
A 2 Lined Jumbo Cell Hand Frame
This one is used to make Braille cells larger than the normal cell size. Perhaps for someone starting to develop their sense of touch.
Pic of 2 Lined Jumbo Cell Hand Frame:
A 4 Lined Hand Frame produced by Perkins
This is a four lined full width frame, would have about 160 cells. Made from brass.
Pic of a 4 Lined Hand Frame:
A 4 Lined Hand Frame made from plastic
This is rather like the Perkins frame above but is made from plastic.
Pic of a 4 Lined Hand Frame:
A Hand Frame with signature guide
Here is a small interpointed (double sided) frame with about 15 cells and 5 rows, a large cut out at the bottom to use as a signature guide, made from alloy.
Pic of a Hand Frame with signature guide:
An example of a Postcard sized Hand Frame
This is also made from alloy but a bit larger than the previous example but no signature guide. 25 cells 11 lines.
Pic of a Postcard sized Hand Frame:
A 27 Lined Hand Frame
This is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper. Also made from plastic.
Pic of a 27 Lined Hand Frame:
Hand Frame with paper roll
Traditonal Hand Frames use a single sheet of paper, however this one uses a roll of paper, just like a till roll.
Pic of Hand Frame with paper roll:
A Slate and Style Hand Frame
This is one of the older styles of hand frames.
It has a brass paper clamp and grid, the grid section moves down the slate and locates in holes drilled into it.
Pic of a Slate and Style Hand Frame:
Here is a Slate and Style Hand Frame with a wooden paper clamp, believed to be older than the version with the brass paper clamp.
Pic of a Slate and Style Hand Frame with a wooden paper clamp:
Styles and Erasers
Here we have a collection of styles; there are mushroom, saddle and other types.
And an eraser.
Pic of Styles and Erasers:
Links to other pages in this section:
www.mycollections.org.uk/fixed
www.mycollections.org.uk/moving
www.mycollections.org.uk/other