Object Details
- Litronix
- Description
- This Litronix 2260R handheld electronic calculator has a brown plastic case and twenty-five rectangular plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a pi key, four arithmetic function keys, and a total key. The top row of the keyboard also has a clear/on key, an off key, and two parentheses keys. The leftmost column of keys includes exponential, square, square root, and change sign keys. A mark above the top row of keys reads: slide rule. Behind is an eight-digit red LED display. A mark behind this reads: litronix (/) 2260. A socket for the power adapter is along the right edge.
- A large sticker on the back of the calculator reads in part: Litronix 2260R (/) RECHARGEABLE (/) 4 VDC 300MW Serial No. 40394. It also reads in part: Litronix, Inc., Cupertino, CA. Assembled in Malaysia. The right edge of this sticker reads: Property of . . . CHERZAN.
- Also included is a twenty-page leaflet entitled: a guide to machine calculation Litronix 2260 exponential. The calculator fits in a brown leather or leatherette case with a metal snap.
- Prices found for the Litronix 2260 range from $68.88 down to $39.95.
- For further information about Litronix, see 1986.0988.253. Compare 1986.0988.302.
- References:
- [Advertisement], Chicago Tribune, December 26, 1974, p. N9. Litronix 2260R, regularly priced at $89.95, on sale for $68.88.
- [Advertisement], Los Angeles Times, March 26, 1976, p. B8. Litronix 2260R, regularly priced at $49.99 on sale for $39.99.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- 1974-1976
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.067
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.067
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- Physical Description
- plastic (case; keys; display cover; carrying case material)
- metal (keyboard; circuitry material)
- paper (sticker; leaflet material)
- rubber (feet material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 3 in x 6 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 7.62 cm x 16.51 cm
- place made
- Malaysia
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Handheld Electronic Calculators
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_334481
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-9a6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
