Object Details
- Bomark International
- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has ten digit keys and a decimal point key in white plastic, a % key, four arithmetic function keys, an equals key, and a k= key in blue plastic, as well as two red memory keys. Above these are a clear key, an on/off switch, and an eight-digit LED display. A sticker on the front reads: ANSWERMATH. A sticker between the cancel key and the on/off switch reads: M-80, with a trademark indicated.
- The back of the calculator has a battery compartment at the bottom and a plug for an adaptor—this example has no adapter. A sticker on the battery compartment lid reads: ANSWERMATH M-80 (/) SERIAL NO. N 801990 (/) BOMARK INTERNATIONAL (/) DAN-BEE MARKETING GROUP INC (/) NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 10013 (/) MADE IN USA.
- A December 1974 advertisement in the Chicago Tribune shows the calculator, describing it as a "Mini Calculator with Memory." It sold on special for $39.95. The name of the manufacturer is not indicated.
- Reference:
- Chicago Tribune, December 1, 1974, p. S A7.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- ca 1974
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.157
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.157
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 2 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 6.35 cm x 11.43 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_334571
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0d81-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
