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Calculator

1918

E. F. Johnson Company. Burroughs Calculator. Material: metal, plastic, wood. Size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Description: black metal case; black and white plastic keys on front; three metal sliders below keys; ten oval windows below; black wooden handle attached to metal arm crack on right side; print on back side: "Burroughs, Protected by U.S. and foreign patents, Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Detroit, Michigan, Made in U.S. America." Burroughs Calculator advertised 1918-1927. First calculator used by the E. F. Johnson Company.

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