Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ODHNER ADDING MACHINE

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1950

Materials

STEEL, IRON, PLATIC, RUBBER

No. Pieces

3

Height

21

Length

38.2

Width

21.3

Description

GREY ADDING MACHINE WITH RAISED BACK WHICH CONTAINS ROLLER AND PAPER DISPENSER. BASE IS MADE OF GREY LEAD AND HAS TWO RUBBER FRONT FEET AND TWO ROLLER FEET AT BACK WHICH ARE CRACKED BADLY. COVER IS MADE OF GREY DIBBLED STEEL. FRONT COVER HAS OPEN HOLE WHICH HAS MACHINE FACE WITH PLASTIC BUTTONS. EACH BUTTON HAS ITS CHARACTER STAMPED INTO PLASTIC AND PAINTED WHITE. IN MIDDLE OF COVER ABOVE MACHINE FACE IS PLASTIC WINDOW WITH NOTCHED TABLE BEHIND IT. PLASTIC WINDOW IS CRACKED BADLY AND YELLOWING BADLY. ON TOP OF MACHINE IS BLACK RUBBER PLATEN WITH BLACK PLASTIC KNOB ENDS. BENEATH PLATEN IS PRINTING PLATES WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS ALONG WITH INK RIBBON THAT IS BLACK AND RED. AT BACK OF PLATEN ARE TWO STEEL ARMS FOR HOLDING PAPER ROLLS. ON TOP OF PLATEN IS CLEAR PLASTIC CROSS PIECE WITH A SERRATED EDGE. AT BACK OF COVER IS OPENING FOR ELECTRIC CORD. ON FRONT OF COVER HAS BRASS COLORED LOGO PLATE WHICH HAS "ODHNER" RAISED ON IT. ON TOP OF MACHINE IS SMALL STEEL PLATE GLUED TO COVER WHICH READS "LETHBRIDGE TYPEWRITER CO. FA 7-4972 TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES YOUR FRANCHISED SMITH-CORONA DEALER". PLATE HAS SMALL IMAGE OF A TYPEWRITER AT LEFT END. AT BACK BASE ARE TWO RIVETED PLATES. THE TOP ONE HAS ELECTRICAL INFORMATION. THE BOTTOM PLATE READS "X-9S-5" WITH "153706" STAMPED INTO IT. PAINT ON COVER AND BASE IS WEARING ALONG EDGES. AT MIDDLE BACK OF COVER IS ILLEGIBLE GOLD EMBOSSED LABEL. C/W GREY PLASTIC COVER WITH BACK TORN OUT OF IT. TOP OF COVER HAS "ODHNER" STENCILED ON IT IN BLUE. COVER HAS SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AND INK STAINS.

Subjects

DATA PROCESSING T&E

Historical Association

BUSINESS

AGRICULTURE

History

SEE P19950024001-GA

Catalogue Number

P19950024002

Acquisition Date

1995-05

Collection

Museum

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