Allen Wales Model 16E Adding Machine

Description:

This full-keyboard printing electric adding machine has a metal frame painted black, seven columns of black and white color-coded number keys, two columns of blue number keys, and a column of red month keys. The keyboard is painted green. Above the keyboard is a row of nine windows showing numeral dials. Behind this is the printing mechanism and a 31 cm. (12”) movable carriage. Covers for the ribbon are screwed in place. A roll of 6 cm. wide tape is in the carriage.

The machine is marked on the front: ALLEN WALES. It is marked at the bottom of the front: 16E169377 It is marked on the back: ALLEN WALES ADDING MACHINE CORPORATION (/) ITHACA, NEW YORK (/) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. It is marked on a red paper tag attached to the machine: PATENT DEPT. (/) #255. It is marked on a white paper tag attached ALLEN WALES No 16E-169377 (/) Brown Crystal Case (/) 10 Columns with Month Keys (/) S A C T Carriage 12” (/) Add and Subtract Motor Bars.

The documentation on NCR machines suggests that this machine may date from 1947. This example was model #255 in the Patent Division of Burroughs Corporation.

Date Made: ca 1947

Maker: Allen Wales Adding Machine Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Ithaca

Subject: Mathematics

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Adding Machines, Science & Mathematics

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Credit Line: Gift of Burroughs Corporation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0794.59Catalog Number: 1982.0794.59Accession Number: 1982.0794

Object Name: adding machine

Physical Description: glass (overall material)plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)paper (overall material)rubber (overall material)Measurements: overall: 30 cm x 46.3 cm x 44.5 cm; 11 13/16 in x 18 7/32 in x 17 17/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-11a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_690626

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