Object Details
- Canon, Inc.
- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has a cream-colored plastic case that is gray around the display. The keyboard includes ten digit keys, a decimal point key, four keys for arithmetic functions, a percentage key, clear and clear indicator (e.g. clear entry) keys, a graph printout key, a non-add key that prints figures not affecting calculations, a square root key, three keys relating to memory, and a total key. Behind the keys are four switches, as well as an all clear key depressed with a pen point after battery replacement.
- Behind this is an eight-digit display. A mark above the display reads: Canon TP-7 (/) POCKET PRINTER. Behind the display is a narrow paper tape
- Text on the back of the case reads: Canon TP-7 (/) BM. It also reads: CANON INC. It also reads: NO. 056273 JAPAN. A compartment for a bank of four AA batteries is at the bottom of the case. A socket for an AC adapter is along the top edge.
- The calculator is stored in a cardboard box with an instruction pamphlet labeled: Canon (/) POCKET PRINTER TP-7. Instructions are given in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Also in the box is a warranty. A number on the back of the instructions reads: 0983B103.
- Also received as part of the object is a box of thermal roll paper for Canon calculators. It contains five rolls of paper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- ca 1983
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.032
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.032
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- Physical Description
- plastic (case; display window; keys material)
- paper (tape; box; instructions; warranty material)
- metal (circuitry material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 2 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 6.985 cm x 16.51 cm
- place made
- Japan
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_334446
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3b5e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
