Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine, circa 1928
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Bookkeeping machines were the precursors to the computer -- they processed and moved complex numeric and alphabetic data. Combining elements of typewriters, adding machines, and calculators, bookkeeping machines processed payroll, taxes, and recorded payments and billing. Efficient and reliable, these devices eased the workload of office workers. They were also used as vote tabulators and for complex calculation of scientific data.
Bookkeeping machines were the precursors to the computer -- they processed and moved complex numeric and alphabetic data. Combining elements of typewriters, adding machines, and calculators, bookkeeping machines processed payroll, taxes, and recorded payments and billing. Efficient and reliable, these devices eased the workload of office workers. They were also used as vote tabulators and for complex calculation of scientific data.
Artifact
Bookkeeping machine
Date Made
circa 1928
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
41.287.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Burrough's Adding Machine Company.
Material
Copper alloy
Felt (Textile)
Iron alloy
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Textile
Dimensions
Height: 39 in
Width: 21 in
Length: 32 in
Inscriptions
front: Burroughs PROTECTED BY U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA plaque, front: 23-1371393
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