SCM Marchant Adding Machine Experimental Model
date: label: date made
content: ca 1959
name: label: maker
content: Marchant Calculating Machine Company
notes: label: Description
content: This is a model for a ten-key printing electric adding machine, most probably made at or for SCM Marchant. It has a metal mechanism (there is no case), nine gray round plastic digit keys arranged in a block, and darker gray 0 and total keys. There are seven additional key stems as well as three double key stems for bars. None of these have covers. Behind the number keys is an 11.5 cm. carriage for the paper tape, as well as a 2-colored ribbon. At the back left is an electric motor that would fit in the case, were there a case.
label: Description
content: The number keys are marked: 7 8 9 (/) 4 5 6 (/) 1 2 3 (/) 0.
label: Description
content: There is a black plastic cover.
label: Description
content: This machine has some similarity to the adding machine sold by Marchant around 1959, in the shape of the keys and placement of the function keys and print mechanism. However, it is considerably wider.
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content: Reference:
label: Description
content: SCM Collection (1979.3084.128).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Oakland
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Adding Machines
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content: Calculating Machines
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of SCM Corporation, Business Equipment Division
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.335375
label: catalog number
content: 335375
label: accession number
content: 318944
objectType: label: Object Name
content: calculating machine model
label: Object Name
content: adding machine model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 cm x 32 cm x 36.5 cm; 7 15/32 in x 12 19/32 in x 14 3/8 in