Object Details
maker
Unisonic
Description
This handheld electronic calculator has a metal and dark brown and tan 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 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: 142588. 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, Jul 29, 1976, p. OC_B9. On sale for $8.99.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John White
date made
ca 1976
ID Number
1981.0922.06
catalog number
1981.0922.06
accession number
1981.0922
Object Name
electronic calculator
Other Terms
electronic calculator; Handheld
Physical Description
plastic (case; keys material)
metal (case; circuitry material)
paper (stickers material)
Measurements
overall: 1.9 cm x 8 cm x 14.4 cm; 3/4 in x 3 5/32 in x 5 21/32 in
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_334320