Abacus

Object/Artifact

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Abacus

Entry/Object ID

0009.043

Description

abacus with handle and three rows of beads

Use

to count, basic addition and subtraction

Context

Edith Wenger learned to count on this

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Frank Brown

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Abacus

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Processor, Analog Data

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Data Processing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Data Processing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Wood, Beads, Metal

Color

Blue, Yellow, Red, Brown

Location

Chest

Room

Child's Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 24, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Fading

Date Examined

Jun 24, 2025

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

03/19/2007

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Edith Wenger

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

June 20, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026