Object Details
maker
Steinmann, Albert
Description
This handheld instrument has nine parallel brass rods with holes in them. The holes in each rod are numbered from 1 to 9. Numbers are entered by pulling down rods with a stylus. The total appears in a set of nine holes at the bottom of the instrument. A lever on the side may be set so that a number entered is recorded in another set of nine holes that are immediately below the columns. The machine also has a carry mechanism; a white plastic zeroing button that is pulled out to zero the result register; a brown plastic button that is pushed to zero the entry register; a white plastic button used for subtraction; and decimal markers. Instructions are stored with the object and its leather-covered velvet-lined case. The stylus is missing.
Reference:
Ernst Martin, Die Rechenmaschinen, second edition, p. 454.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Comptometer Corporation
date made
1935
ID Number
MA.323617
accession number
250163
catalog number
323617
Object Name
adding machine
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
brass (overall material)
aluminum (?) (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
velvet (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 cm x 14 cm x 17.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 6 7/8 in
place made
Switzerland: Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_690288