R. C. Allen Model 3089 Adding Machine

This adding machine has a black metal frame with a metal mechanism and small glass window. The keyboard is also metal, painted green. There are eight columns of color-coded black and white plastic keys for entering numbers. To the right are the subtotal/total key mechanism, and the addition, subtraction, correction, and repeat keys. On the left are the non-print and non-add keys. The printing mechanism, fixed carriage, and narrow paper tape (4 inches wide) are at the back. It can accommodate totals up to nine digits long. There is a serrated metal edge for tearing off the tape. When the tape guide is moved away, single sheets of paper 6 inches wide can be fed through the platen. A knob on the right of the roller advances the paper manually. A lever on the right of the platen releases the paper and locks the paper guide in place. The motor and electric cord are at the back.

The machine is marked on the front and on the top: R.C. Allen (/) FIGURING MACHINES. It is marked on a metal tag attached to the bottom: MODEL 3089. It is marked on another metal tag attached to the bottom with serial number: 997586. It is stamped on the bottom: 1306. It is marked on the back: Allen CALCULATORS, INC. (/) NEW YORK, U.S.A. (/) PATENTED. It is marked on the cover: R.C.Allen (/) Business (/) Machine.

R. C. Allen adding machines were made from 1934, but the Model 3089 was not manufactured in that year. It was available by 1939.

Reference:

American Office Machines Research Service, December, 1939, Section 3.29.

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