Remington Rand Adding Machine
date: label: date made
content: 1932
name: label: maker
content: Remington Rand
notes: label: Description
content: This printing adding machine has a metal case painted black. Ten black numeral keys are arranged in a block (i.e. 7 8 9 (/) 4 5 6 (/) 1 2 3 (/) 0). These have metal key stems with plastic key covers. A metal operating handle with a wooden knob is on the right, and a paper tape at the back. There are red SUB(/)TOTAL, TOTAL, and MULTIPLY keys. In the front is a COLUMN INDICATOR lever. Numbers up to seven digits long may be entered, with eight-digit totals.
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content: The machine has four rubber feet. It is marked on the top: Remington. It is marked on the left side: Remington Rand (/) BRANCHES EVERYWHERE. A metal tag glued to the bottom has the serial number M25250.
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content: Compare to Brennan adding machine with catalog number 1999.0297.01. The rights to the Brennan adding machine were acquired by Remington Rand by 1932.
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content: References:
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content: <I>Typewriter Topics</I>, vol. 71, January,1929, pp. 40-41, 92.
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content: <I>Typewriter Topics</I>, vol. 72, May, 1929, p. 65.
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content: <I>Typewriter Topics</I>, vol. 74, Mar, 1930, p. 61.
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content: Ernst Martin, <I>Die Rechenmaschinen und ihre Entwicklungsgeschichte</I>, [1925 edition with later supplement], p. 447.
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content: <I>American Office Machines Research Services</I>, III, 3.21, May, 1938.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Elmira
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 Edward Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.335204
label: maker number
content: M25250
label: accession number
content: 314592
label: catalog number
content: 335204
objectType: label: Object Name
content: adding machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: wood (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: plastic (overall material)
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content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 cm x 21.5 cm x 32 cm; 6 5/16 in x 8 15/32 in x 12 19/32 in