Calculating and Printing Machine, circa 1900
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Artifact Overview
Leon Bollee manufactured automobiles in France from 1895 until his death in 1913. He also invented a series of mechanical calculating machines -- forerunners of the electric calculator. Bollee made an important contribution to aviation when he provided Wilbur Wright with workspace and a crew of mechanics for Wright's successful airplane demonstrations at Le Mans, France, in 1908.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1900
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2000.53.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Gelatin dry plate process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.000 in
Width: 7.000 in
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