Object Details
- Sharp Corporation
- Description
- This handheld electronic calculator has a blue and white plastic case with nineteen square keys with rounded corners. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, four arithmetic function keys, a total key, a clear entry key and a clear key. Above the keyboard a metal tag reads: SHARP ELSI 8002. Behind this is an eight-digit green fluorescent display. A jack for a power adapter is along the back edge and an on/off switch is along the left side.
- At the top of the back is a compartment for three AA batteries. A tag below this reads: SHARP MODEL EL-8002 (/) RATING: 4.5V DC (/) DRY-BATTERY SUM-3 x 3 (/) OR AC ADAPTOR MODEL EA-12A 0.3W (/) NO. 4101559X (/) SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (/) 10 KEYSTONE PLACE, PARAMUS, N.J.07852 (/) MADE IN JAPAN BM. A tag below this lists U.S., Canadian, Swedish and Australian patents.
- References:
- [Advertisement], Los Angeles Times, October 31, 1974, p. sg11. Sharp 8002 calculator advertised as new for 1974-1975. List price $59.95, sale price $34.95.
- [Advertisement], Washington Post, January 11, 1975, p. A11. Sharp 8002 on sale for $29.95.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John B. Priser
- 1974-1975
- ID Number
- 1986.0988.094
- catalog number
- 1986.0988.094
- accession number
- 1986.0988
- Object Name
- electronic calculator
- Other Terms
- electronic calculator; Handheld
- Physical Description
- plastic (case; keys; display cover material)
- metal (plaque; circuitry material)
- paper (sticker material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 8.89 cm x 13.97 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_334508
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3ad3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
