Name/Title
Smallwood Calculator of Albert Stagnaro, c. 1926Entry/Object ID
2021.33.1Description
Acc. No. 21.33.1 A, B, C
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1926
Object: Calculator, mechanical
Description:
A metal stylus operated calculator (A) with 7 dials, with numbers 0-9, backed with green felt, in an oblong California Rosewood stand and original black buckram leather-look cardboard box (C). The calculator has stamped lettering in white: -- The -- SMALLWOOD CALCULCATOR OAKLAND, CAL. The wooden case rests on 4 rubber feet, has a triangular confirmation so the calculator, when placed in the large recess, is at a 30-degree angle and has a further narrow, oblong recess, for a stylus. Cardboard box is missing its sides, and has no label or print.
Size calculator: L 12" x W 2 1/2", wooden case: L 13 1/4" x W 4" x 2" tapering to 1/4".
History of Object: Calculator used by Glass artist Albert Stagnaro, in his Oakland glass studio, used for various business needs. The Smallwood Calculator was an invention by Russell W. Hook, “Adding Machine,” U.S. Patent 1,574,249, February 23, 1926.
Acquired from: Alrita Murphy, Alameda
Donated: 2018
Catalog Date: 4/6/2021Interpretative Labels
Label
4/7/2021 MvL: current sign:
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Items from the office of
Stagnaro Art Glass Works,
Oakland. Albert Stagnaro was
a longtime Alameda resident.
(At left): The Smallwood Calculator, made in Oakland, CA. Used for various business needs.
(At right): A Northwest Company, Oakland, paper
weight advertising metal and other specialty
items used in the production of Stagnaro art glass.
Note: Please see flat cabinet #26 for more items
relating to the Stagnaro Art Glass Works.
