The IBM Type 77 Collator in use at the Social Security Administration

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Date
1940 ca.
Credit Line
Courtesy of the Social Security Administration History Archives
Keywords
Unit record equipment; Social Security
Object ID
500004201

Hundreds of these machines were used to merge decks of cards punched with Social Security data. The Type 77, which leased for $80 a month, was produced for 20 years.