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Metadata
Object Name |
Machine, Adding |
Subject |
Business & Commerce Business Owners Mission Businesses Science & Technology Technological Advancements Technological Developments Technology 1930s 1940s 1950s |
Category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Sub-category |
Data Processing T&E |
Accession Number |
2022.034.001 |
Donor |
Patrick Hamilton |
Description |
A metal adding machine with black paint. It has a metal top part where paper is fed through, a dowel for the paper where there is a roll currently, and a metal handle on the right of the body. On the front there are seven columns of keys with numbers 1 through 9, 3 columns of white and 2 sets of black on each side. At the front under a panel of glass are spots for numbers to be displayed, currently showing 0093943. "Burroughs" is written in gold on the front above the number keys and on the back, under which also reads "THIS MACHINE PROTECTED BY U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS". Approx 20 l X 18.5 w (including various appendages) x 12.5 d (at tallest point) in. |
Dimensions |
H-18 W-27 L-49 cm |
Provenance |
According to donor, Mssrs. Rex Cox and Percy Buckle (the latter was the nephew of Mr. Rex Cox of Rex Cox Menswear), used this adding machine extensively from 1930 onward. When Rex Cox died in 1959, he left Rex Cox Menswear to his nephew Percy Buckle. Percy's son Ted ran the Menswear shop alongside Carlo Billinger until 2022, when the shop was sold to new owners. |
Accession number |
2022.034 |