Title
Burroughs Portable Adding Machine
Catalog Number
X1228.96
Type
Physical object
Description
Wedge-shaped black metal box. Green front with pad of numbered punch keys (eight columns of nine keys), and five function keys.Wood-handled crank on right side. Paper reel and ribbon holder (with ribbon) on top. Printed on front in red lettering "Burroughs Portable." "Printed on back in red lettering"This Machine Protected by U.S. and Foreign Patents." ["First in Use, First in Usefulness" is the motto accompanying our handsome Burroughs portable adding machine with paper tape.
Date
1929
Manufacturer
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
Model number |
Class 9 |
Other number |
9-1398354 |
On top panel below buttons. |
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 9 x 13 1/4 in.
Category
Calculator/electromechanical
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Eleri Gulliver