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- OBJECT TYPE
- COST COMPARATOR
- DATE
- 1960–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0391.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- SUPER ADD-A-MATIC
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLASTIC WITH METAL PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.3 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 1.8 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
DEVICE USED IN CANADA & ELSEWHERE BY SHOPPER TO MAINTAIN RUNNING TOTAL OF ITEMS PURCHASED. - Function
-
DEVICE USED TO ADD UP COSTS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS, TYPICALLY ITEMS FROM GROCERY STORE, & TO COMPARE UNIT COST OF GOODS, ULTIMATELY TO PERMIT SHOPPER TO GET BEST VALUE FOR MONEY. - Technical
-
MECHANICAL, CHEAP TO PRODUCE ADDING DEVICE WITH COST COMPARER ATTACHED TO BACK, ALL DESIGNED TO HELP COST CONSCIOUS SHOPPER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READS "SUPER/ ADD-A-MATIC/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK"/ BLACK DIAL MARKINGS/ BLACK & RED LETTERING ON CONVERTER ON BACK READS "U.S.A PATENT 3312395", "COST COMPARATOR", "PAT. APPLD-./ JAPAN" WITH RED & BLACK SCALE MARKINGS
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- RED CASING WITH WHITE BUTTONS, WHITE COMPARER ON BACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Calculator, between 1960–1980, Artifact no. 1997.0391, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0391.001/
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