Artifact Details

Title

Millionaire mechanical calculator

Catalog Number

B161.81A

Type

Physical object

Description

The serial number is on the right-hand side of the inner brass top plate "under" the "Egli" brass nameplate. Millionaire comes on its own wooden stand which puts it at the correct height and angle to be used from a desk. Machine is complete even to its original paint-brush duster for cleaning.

Date

1895

Manufacturer

Hans W. Egli Co

Place Manufactured

Switzerland

Identifying Numbers

Serial number 272

Dimensions

7 x 26 1/2 x 12 1/4 (machine only) stand is 28 in high at the front and 30 inches high at the back.

Category

Calculator/mechanical

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Lot Number

B161.81