Comptometer

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Comptometer

Entry/Object ID

2024.17.1

Description

adding machine / Comptometer

Made/Created

Manufacturer

marchant calculating machine co.

Date made

1917

Notes

model name: The Marchant where made: Oakland, CA. serial number: 01234

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Machine, Adding

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Calculating

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

Material

Metal

Color

Black

Web Links and URLs

1920's advertisement, Marchant history and early ad

General Notes

Note

Shift left and shift right levers. Rotating handle to perform the add or subtract. Thumbscrews to reset to zero. On original wooden base and in original metal box.