Object Details
maker
Marchant
Description
This is a model designed to demonstrate “simplified multiplication” on a Marchant calculating machine. It has a rectangular wooden base and a metal frame. The single bank of keys has nine square gray keys on it. The operating handle is on the right side. The shape of the keys suggests that this model is from the mid-1960s, when multiplication keys on SCM Marchant models such as the CFA were square. However, the rest of the mechanism, particularly the wooden base, suggest an earlier date.
A metal tag attached to the base reads: SIMPLIFIED (/) MULTIPLICATION. It also reads: M. A final mark reads: U.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of SCM Corporation, Business Equipment Division
date made
ca 1960s
ID Number
MA.335382
catalog number
335382
accession number
318944
maker number
none
Object Name
calculating machine model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 18.8 cm x 12.3 cm x 30.5 cm; 7 13/32 in x 4 27/32 in x 12 in
place made
United States: New York
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_690733