Comptometer

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Comptometer

Entry/Object ID

1995.048.001

Description

Manual comptometer made by Felt and Tarrant Mfg. Co., Chicago. All metal, with 10 rows of keys across and 9 rows down. Under first row of keys are windows for total, with moveable pointers or arrows above first 10 from right. Serial #209199. Silver and black strip glued to lower front reads: "Monks Office Supply, Victoria, British Columbia". Case is brown, keys are black and white. Metal clearing lever has black handle. There is a red 'button' on right that does not seem to work - purpose unknown. There is a dark brown scroll design on sides and 'comptometer' written on front - also dark brown, and on back. HEAVY

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 1995-06-14 Mode of Acquisition: found

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Machine, calculating, comptometer

Class

Communication, Tools & Equipment for - Data Processing T&E - Data Processing Devices

Category

Communication, Tools & Equipment for - Data Processing T&E

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 7, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 23, 2025