Soroban, or Japanese Abacus

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
This tiny abacus has an open black plastic frame with a black plastic cross piece. It contains seven metal rods. Each carries one white plastic bead above the cross piece and four below. There are no maker's marks on the instrument.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John White
ID Number
1981.0922.18
catalog number
1981.0922.18
accession number
1981.0922
Object Name
abacus
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .4 cm x 4.4 cm x 2 cm; 5/32 in x 1 23/32 in x 25/32 in
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Abacus
Science & Mathematics
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_690533
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-150f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Japanese Abacus, Front View
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