This photo from our archives dates back to the 1950s.
It's a black and white photograph mounted on card, showing four women seated at a large table with sewing frames, hand-stitching the braille books together before binding. There are two women standing at the left hand side of the room hanging sheets of braille on a clothes line to dry over a trough to catch excess liquid. All the women are wearing light coloured overcoats to protect their clothes.
Imagine how long it would have taken to create one book!
More about RNIB's Heritage Services
We've brought together our Research Library and Archive to make their full potential available for the first time. It's open to the public, perfect if you're interested in research, history and information relating to blindness and sight loss. Our expert staff can work with you to help you find what you need or research our artefacts, photographs and documents on your behalf.
What's available:
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historically important books
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journals
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early embossed manuscripts
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artefacts
Accessing the archives
The archive is free to access and is available at our central London offices or through a new and improved online catalogue. If you wish to visit us, we recommend that you ring first so we can help you get the most out of your visit.
Contact us
To find out more, email us at heritageservices@rnib.org.uk or call us on 020 7391 2052.
We respond to enquiries by phone, email, letter or in person.