Burroughs Experimental Adding Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1950
name: label: maker
content: Burroughs Adding Machine Company
notes: label: Description
content: This model for a ten-key printing electric adding machine has a metal mechanism with tan and dark tan plastic keys and a rubber carriage and rubber feet. It adds eight digit numbers, and has a 10-column printout (one column may be of symbols). There is a block of nine gray plastic number keys with a 0 bar below. Two dark brown, square function keys to the left of the digit keys are marked “C” and “X.” Three similar keys rightt of the digit keys are marked “ST”, “*(/)TOT”, and “-.” A fourth function key on the right is unmarked. There is a place indicator, a 2-1/4” carriage, and a black ribbon. No cover or cord.
label: Description
content: A red tag attached to the machine reads: PATENT DEPARTMENT (/) #161. A metal tag on the left side reads: 31794A.
label: Description
content: This model, along with 1982.0794.28, was #161 in the collections of the Patent Division of Burroughs Corporation. The accession file suggests that this was the invention of Althans, presumably Emile H. Althans of Burroughs.
label: Description
content: Reference:
label: Description
content: Accession file.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
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: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Burroughs Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0794.27
label: maker number
content: 31794A?
label: accession number
content: 1982.0794
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0794.27
objectType: 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: 15.6 cm x 19 cm x 31 cm; 6 5/32 in x 7 15/32 in x 12 7/32 in