Abacus

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Abacus

Entry/Object ID

1976. .264

Description

Rectangular frame, wooden, wood unknown, stained black outside. Edges bound with thin brass. Abacus is divided horizontally into two areas, the base area being much deeper than the top. Thirteen bamboo rods are evenly spaced at fixed intervals inside the frame. These rods run vertically the height of the frame. Each rod in the lower area holds five black wooden beads and each rod in the top area holds two black wooden beads.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John, May & Joseph

Notes

Accession Date: 1976-01-01

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

abacus

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

February 3, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 14, 2026