Screenless Television Sound Receiver

Made:
1970s in Fife
maker:
Marconi Company Limited

Television sound reciever for the blind. Made by Marconi Company Limited for The Royal National Institute of Blind People (formerly The Royal National Institute of the Blind) at the Marconi Hillend Enterprise in Fife in the 1970s. This wooden receiver has no screen, and appears more like a radio than a television. There is an RNIB logo at the front and Marconi sticker at the back giving its serial number as 1509. Circular aerial attached to reciever.

This television has no screen and was specially designed for blind and visually impaired users. It was much cheaper to manufacture and so cost less for the purchaser. It was made by Marconi Company Limited in association with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (formerly the Royal National Institute of the Blind).

The Royal National Institute of Blind People was originally established in 1868 by Thomas Rhodes Armitage to improve the quality of embossed literature. Since then it has provided advice, services and aids for people with vision loss, such as books and assistive technologies for the home.

Other organisations, such as British Wireless for the Blind Trust have provided accessible radios and apps to people with vision impairments since the 1920s, allowing as many people as possible to have access to broadcast content.

Details

Category:
Television
Object Number:
2024-277
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 140 mm x 220 mm x 220 mm,
type:
television sound receiver