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Comptometer

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Title

Comptometer

Description

A comptometer used in the Assabet Mills. The Comptometer was the first commercially successful key-driven mechanical calculator, patented in the United States by Dorr Felt in 1887. The partnership was incorporated as the Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company, Chicago, on January 25, 1889.

See also 2023.434 for Title document.

Creator

Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company, Chicago.

Date

ca1920

Contributor

Merton Merrick.

Identifier

1999.1496
2023.434

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Materials

Metal, wood; 9"W x 14"D x 4"H.

Condition

Fair.

Storage

SU8-3