Standard Model B Adding Machine
date: label: date made
content: 1907
name: label: maker
content: Standard Adding Machine Company
notes: label: Description
content: This ten-key printing adding machine has a cast-iron frame painted black, with ten black plastic numeral keys across the front (two of these keys are missing) and nine red and white plastic unmarked order keys behind these. There is a large metal key on the left side, and a key stem (without cover) below. The paper tape holder is behind the keys (there is no paper tape), the printing mechanism behind it, and the adding mechanism behind this. Missing front and two sides, crank, three key covers, ribbon. The machine has serial number 6044. It was transferred to the Smithsonian from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
label: Description
content: The machine is marked on a tag screwed to the top: No. 6044 (/) STANDARD ADDING MACHINE Co (/)] ST LOUIS, Mo U.S.A. (/) PATENTED MAR. 3’ 1891 (/) MAR. 27’ 1894 (/) OTHER PATENTS PENDING. It is marked on the back: ACCURACY (/) SUPREMACY; PATENTED (/) MARCH 3rd 1891 (/) MARCH 27th 1894 (/) OCTOBER 8th 1901 (/) OTHER PATENTS PENDING. Patantee William W. Hopkins had a considerable career as a minister in the Christian Church.
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content: References:
label: Description
content: E. Martin, <I>The Calculating Machines (Die Rechenmaschinen)</I>, trans. P. A. Kidwell and M. R. Williams, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992, pp. 143,144; Brunsviga catalog Zaz 1903-1 (No. 5828).
label: Description
content: A. C. Ludlam, “Adding and Writing Machine,” U.S. Patent 384372, June 12, 1888 - reissue March 3, 1891.) and 517383 William W. Hopkins, “Adding, Subtracting, and Recording Machine,” U.S. Patent 517383, March 27, 1894 - assigned to Standard Adding Machine Co. of St. Louis at time of issue.
label: Description
content: P.A. Kidwell, "The Adding Machine Fraternity at St. Louis: Creating a Center of Invention, 1880-1920" <I>IEEE Annals of the History of Computing</I>, 22 #2, Apr-Jun 2000, pp. 4-21.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, St. Louis
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: Transfer from US Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0806.01
label: maker number
content: 6044
label: accession number
content: 1979.0806
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0806.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: adding machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
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content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20.6 cm x 22 cm x 34.5 cm; 8 1/8 in x 8 21/32 in x 13 19/32 in