Object Details
maker
Unisonic
Description
This handheld electronic calculator has a metal and black plastic case and an array of twenty square plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a total key, four arithmetic function keys, a percentage key, a change sign key, an exchange key, and a clear entry/clear key. Above these is the on/off switch. Behind this is an eight-digit red LED display. A mark at the back reads: Unisonic 1511L.
A jack for a power adapter is along the back edge. At the top of the back is a compartment for two AA batteries. A sticker inside it reads: 179397. A sticker near the base of the back reads in part: Remove batteries if unit unlikely (/) to be used for more than 7 days. (/) Made in Hong Kong.
Compare 1986.0988.245 and 1981.0922.06 (both examples of the Unisonic 1511L).
References:
[Advertisement], Los Angeles Times, July 29, 1976, p. OC_B9. On sale for $8.99.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
ca 1976
ID Number
1986.0988.245
catalog number
1986.0988.245
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Physical Description
plastic (case; keys material)
metal (case; circuitry material)
paper (stickers material)
Measurements
overall: 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.985 cm x 14.605 cm
place made
China: Hong Kong
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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_1305775