Name/Title
CalculatorEntry/Object ID
52.15.29Description
E. F. Johnson Company. Burroughs Calculator. Material: metal, plastic, wood. Size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Description: black metal case; black and white plastic keys on front; three metal sliders below keys; ten oval windows below; black wooden handle attached to metal arm crack on right side; print on back side: "Burroughs, Protected by U.S. and foreign patents, Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Detroit, Michigan, Made in U.S. America." Burroughs Calculator advertised 1918-1927. First calculator used by the E. F. Johnson Company.Context
Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.Cataloged By
Legacy Photo ImportLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CalculatorNomenclature Primary Object Term
Processor, Digital DataNomenclature Sub-Class
Data Processing DevicesNomenclature Class
Data Processing T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationCreate Date
December 16, 2015Update Date
November 21, 2024