Object Details
maker
APF Electronics
Description
This handheld electronic calculator has a light tan plastic case and a gray plastic keyboard. It has an array of eighteen rectangular keys with oval corners. These include ten digit keys and a decimal point key, keys for the four arithmetic functions, an equals/constant key, a percentage key, and a clear entry/clear key. The eight-digit LED display is behind the keyboard. The battery compartment opens from the back at the top. The device has two plastic feet. The socket for the adapter is on the right.
A mark on the front reads: aPF MARK 40. The paper tag on the back reads: aPF ELECTRONICS, INC. (/) MODEL NO: MARK 40 (/) D.C. 9.0 VOLTS (/) CAUTION: Use only model 710 (/) or 751S adaptor (optional) to (/) operate on A. C. (/) SERIAL No: R-0205395 (/) MADE IN JAPAN.
According to an advertisement in the May 30, 1975, Los Angeles Times, the APF Mark 40 sold for $13.88, with an additional $3.95 for the adaptor. In July, 1976, it was advertised there as selling at a sale price of $5.99 with an additional $3.99 for the adapter. The January 4, 1976, Chicago Tribune gives a regular price of $12.99, a sale price of $9.97 and a price for the adapter of $3.99.
Compare 1986.0988.329 (a Montgomery Ward P90).
References:
Chicago Tribune, January 4, 1976, p. 12
Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1975, p. B23.
Los Angeles Times, July 8, 1976, p. B13.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
ca 1975
ID Number
1986.0988.169
catalog number
1986.0988.169
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Other Terms
electronic calculator; Handheld
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (circuitry material)
paper (sticker material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/4 in x 2 in x 4 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 5.08 cm x 11.43 cm
place made
Japan
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Handheld Electronic Calculators
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_334583