Golden Gem Adding Machine
date: label: date made
content: 1910
name: label: maker
content: Automatic Adding Machine Company
notes: label: Description
content: This small, stylus-operated non-printing adding machine has a black steel frame and seven metal chains. A stylus is placed in the link next to a digit and pulled down to the bottom of the column to enter the digit. Sums appear in seven windows above the chains. There is a clearance knob on the right side and a bent metal piece that can be used to prop up the instrument. The green leather case is stored with the instrument. The stylus is missing.
label: Description
content: The instrument is marked on a tag on the right edge of the top: GOLDEN GEM (/) ADDING MACHINE. It is marked on a tag on the left edge of the top: AUTOMATIC ADDING MACHINE MFRS. (/) NEW YORK, U.S.A.. It is marked on the bottom edge of the top: PAT. MAR.1-04-MAR.27-06-MAR.19-07 (/) UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING. The serial number, stamped on the right side, is 400805.
label: Description
content: Compare to MA.323621.
label: Description
content: This example of the Golden Gem formerly belonged to John L. Newbold, father-in-law of the donor, who had owned Merchants Moving and Transfer Company.
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content: References:
label: Description
content: Ads in <I>Scientific American</I>, vol. 110, Jan. 17, 1914 (according to this ad, the machine cost $10 and over 80,000 in use); vol. 112, April, 1915, p. 370 (according to this ad, the machine still cost $10 and over 100,000 were in use).
label: Description
content: Accession file.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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 Mary L. Newbold
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0935.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0935
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0935.01
label: maker number
content: 400805
objectType: label: Object Name
content: adding machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm x 11.7 cm x 8 cm; 1 3/16 in x 4 19/32 in x 3 5/32 in