APF Mark 40 Handheld Electronic Calculator
APF Mark 40 Handheld Electronic Calculator
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- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has a light tan plastic case and a gray plastic keyboard. It has an array of eighteen rectangular keys with oval corners. These include ten digit keys and a decimal point key, keys for the four arithmetic functions, an equals/constant key, a percentage key, and a clear entry/clear key. The eight-digit LED display is behind the keyboard. The battery compartment opens from the back at the top. The device has two plastic feet. The socket for the adapter is on the right.
- A mark on the front reads: aPF MARK 40. The paper tag on the back reads: aPF ELECTRONICS, INC. (/) MODEL NO: MARK 40 (/) D.C. 9.0 VOLTS (/) CAUTION: Use only model 710 (/) or 751S adaptor (optional) to (/) operate on A. C. (/) SERIAL No: R-0205395 (/) MADE IN JAPAN.
- According to an advertisement in the May 30, 1975, Los Angeles Times, the APF Mark 40 sold for $13.88, with an additional $3.95 for the adaptor. In July, 1976, it was advertised there as selling at a sale price of $5.99 with an additional $3.99 for the adapter. The January 4, 1976, Chicago Tribune gives a regular price of $12.99, a sale price of $9.97 and a price for the adapter of $3.99.
- Compare 1986.0988.329 (a Montgomery Ward P90).
- References:
- Chicago Tribune, January 4, 1976, p. 12
- Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1975, p. B23.
- Los Angeles Times, July 8, 1976, p. B13.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- date made
- ca 1975
- maker
- APF Electronics
- place made
- Japan
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (circuitry material)
- paper (sticker material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 2 in x 4 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 5.08 cm x 11.43 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.169
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.169
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- Computers & Business Machines
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Jeff
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