Artifact Details

Title

Bunzel calculating machine

Catalog Number

B143.81

Type

Physical object

Description

Object has two metal carrying handles on the side. Has a screwdriver and tool kit in a "trap door" recess inside th machine - screwdriver blades and brass objects for use as decimal point indicators on the result register are in an old tin tobacco box. Metal label attached inside Eugene Dietzgen Co. Chicago, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans.

Date

ca. 1910

Manufacturer

Bunzel Calculating machine factory, Vienna

Place Manufactured

Austria

Identifying Numbers

Serial number 4813 Embossed in wood next to back right lid hinge

Dimensions

6 1/2x 23 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.

Category

Calculator/mechanical

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Lot Number

B143.81