Name/Title
High-speed standard Monroe Calculator No. 61589 from City Hall, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1983.60.1Description
ACC. NO. 83.60.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: City of Alameda
DATE OR PERIOD: c. 1920
OBJECT: Calculator
DESCRIPTION: High-speed standard Monroe Calculator, Serial No. 61589. Has a row of eight keys. Case is black. Buttons located on a bed of green.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
Per Larry Patton: Was used by Ben Jost, City Assessor for Alameda, who followed Tay Croll, who, no doubt, used the same machine in City Hall. Ben retired in 1960 and the machine was given to him as an outgoing gift.
ACQUIRED FROM: Louise Bruzzone Jost (via Larry Patton)
DATE: December 22, 1983
