MACHINE, ADDING

Description: BLACK ADDING MACHINE WITH BLACK AND RED BUTTONS, HANDLE AND PAPER ROLL AT BACK. MACHINE HAS RECTANGULAR ALUMINUM BASE WITH ALUMINUM COVER. BASE HAS FOUR RUBBER FEET. CORNERS AND EDGES OF COVER ARE ROUNDED. AT FRONT OF MACHINE IS STEEL SLIDE ARM WITH RED TAB USED TO CLEAR MISTAKES. RED TAB HAS A WHITE LETTER "C" EMBOSSED ON IT. ON TOP IS GREEN PAINTED STEEL PLATE WHICH IS FACE OF NUMBER PAD. PAD HAS 10 BLACK PLASTIC KEYS WITH WHITE NUMBERING AND ONE RED KEY WITH "TOTAL" ON IT. AT BACK OF TOP IS RAISED COVER OVER ADDING MECHANISM. PLATE HAS WHITE EMBOSSED "REMINGTON" ON IT. MUCH OF WORD HAS BEEN WORN OFF. AT BACK CORNERS ARE TWO RIBBON WHEELS WITH BLACK RIBBON. ON RIGHT SIDE OF MACHINE IS STEEL ARM WITH WOOD HANDLE. AT BACK OF MACHINE IS PLATEN WITH STEEL PAPER GUIDE AND TWO ARMS TO HOLD PAPER ROLL. STEEL CROSS PIECE ABOVE PLATEN HAS SERRATED EDGE. ONE ROLL OF PAPER IS STILL HELD IN ARMS AND PAPER IS YELLOW. RAISED AREA ON BOTTOM HAS "M183263" STAMPED INTO IT. BLACK PAINT FINISH ON COVER HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND IS WORN ALONG TOP EDGES REVEALING ALUMINUM UNDERNEATH.

History: ADDING MACHINE WAS USED IN FRANK'S GROCERY FROM 1941 TO 1967. IT WAS LOCATED 407/409 2 AVE SOUTH. UPON OWNERS DEATH THE BUILDING WAS PURCHASED BY DONOR'S FAMILY AND TURNED INTO A HUNGARIAN RESTAURANT.