Adding machine

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/KEY-SET/LEVER OPERATED
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: Burroughs
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 9-89222
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS/ GLASS FRONT PANEL/ SYNTHETIC ROLLERS/ PAPER ROLL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 32.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Burroughs
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: CA 1930s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO PERFORM ADDITIONS & RECORD THE NUMBERS AND TOTALS ON PAPER.
Technical: THIS MACHINE, ALONG WITH THE 'FELT' WAS ONE OF THE FIRSTPRACTICAL RECORDING ADDING MACHINES THAT COULD PRODUCE (CONSISTENTLY) LEGIBLE TYPED ITEMS AND TOTALS (SEE ALSO ARTIFACT #800481)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON FRONT: 'Burroughs/ THIS MACHINE PROTECTED BY U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS'/ PLATE ON FRONT: 'NO9-89222'/ DECAL ON TOP: 'NAT[?]/ [?]A/21[?]/ [?]EWRITE[?]'/ KEYS: 9ROWS BY 9 ROWS WITH CONSECUTIVE ROWS MARKED '1' TO '9' GOING FROM BOTTOM TO TOP; OTHER KEYS MARKED: 'NON ADD' 'S T' 'TOTAL' '11' '10' 'ERROR' 'REPEAT'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY PAINTED BLACK LACQUER/ KEY PAD GREEN BAIZE/ KEYS WHITE, BLACK OR RED WITH WHITE OR BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: CURVED APRON/ ROUNDED FEET/ LOGO DECAL ON FRONT/ GLASS PANEL TO SHOW INNER WORKINGS.

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