Object Details
maker
Canon, Inc.
Description
This slim handheld electronic calculator has a cream-colored plastic case and gray synthetic rubber keys. In addition to an array of ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a percentage key, four arithmetic function keys, and a total key; it has an on/clear key, a clear indicator key, four memory keys, an off key, and a square root key. A mark behind the keyboard reads: Canon LX-30 (/) ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR. Behind this mark is an eight-digit liquid crystal display.
The back slips off to reveal a flat circuit plate and a space for two squat 1.5 volt batteries.
A stamp on the back reads: Canon LX-30 (/) BM D.C.3V – 0.28mW (/) CANON INC. (/) USE BATTERY 1.5Vx2 (/) JAPAN.
The calculator fits in a silver-colored plastic sleeve. A mark on the front and the back of the sleeve reads: Canon. This example has no instructions.
Several web sites give a date of 1982 to1984 for this model.
Reference:
See the Datamath.org website.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
ca 1983
ID Number
1986.0988.031
catalog number
1986.0988.031
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Other Terms
electronic calculator; Handheld
Physical Description
plastic (case; keys; display cover; sleeve material)
metal (circuitry material)
Measurements
overall: 1/2 in x 3 in x 4 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 7.62 cm x 12.065 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_334445