American Adding Machine

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.341

Description

A steel adding machine, that has been painted black. On the face of the machine there are seven slots with red tabs at the bottom that have the numbers 0-9 painted on them. There is a small metal lever to the left of the slots, a large metal lever with a wooden handle to the immediate right of the slots, and a medium metal lever on the right side of the body. There are eight small circles with visible numbers above the slots.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Can Company

Date made

Feb 1918 - Nov 1921

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

Model 5, Number 67297

Notes

The American Can Company had an Adding Machine Division, through which it made its adding machines.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front of machine

Transcription

AMERICAN ADDING MACHNE MODEL 5 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY PAT. AUGUST 27, 1912 OTHER PATS. PEND. CHICAGO, ILL.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Label

Location

On bottom of machine

Transcription

MODEL 5 NO. 67297

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

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

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good