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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0934.001

MANUFACTURER: SCM Marchant
MODEL: ABL
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY/ SYNTHETIC KEYS & KNOBS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SCM
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1960s & 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO PERFORM MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS
Technical: PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED (NON-COMPUTING) MECHANICAL CALCULATORS BEFORE POCKET ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS CAME INTO COMMON USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'SCM MARCHANT'/ STICKER: 'SCM [LOGO] SCM CORPORATION/ FOR SERVICECALL'/ STICKERS ON BACK: 'PROPERTY OF/ MC GILL/ UNIVERSITY'/ 'MC GILL UNIVERSITY/ DEPT. OF/ ELECTRICAL ENG./ SER.NO. 02695'/ ON BACK: 'SCM/MARCHANT'/ON BOTTOM: 'SCM MARCHANT/ DIVISION OF SCM CORPORATION/ ORANGEBURG, S.C., USA/ 120 VOLTS AC OR DC 100 WATTS'/ 'ABL 782375'/ MFR'S PLATE: 'MODEL ABL/ 120 VOLTSAC OR DC 100 WATTS/ This machine is manufactured under one or more of the following United/ States or foreign patents: ‘United States Patents: 250231; 2567133; 2583377; 2598342; 2650027; 2665070; 2710141; 2724062; 2973981; 2985369; 3021060; DES. 198603;/ Canada Patented 1945/ United States and Foreign patents pending.'/ Made in USA by/ SCM MARCHANT/ DIVISION OF SCM CORPORATION/ ORANGESBURG, S.C. USA/ * REG.U.S. PAT. OFF. TRADE MARK REGISTERED/ IN KOREA/ FIGUREMASTER [TRADE MARK IN 3 OTHER LANGUAGES]'
Missing: PROBLEM WITH DRIVE MOTOR
Finish: CASE CRINKLED FINISH IN 2 SHADES OF GREY/ KEYS WHITE, BLACK, 2 SHADES OF GREY WITH WHITE OR BLACK PRINTING.
Decoration: KEYBOARD IN DISHED-OUT SECTION AT AN ANGLE/ DECORATIVE STRIP AROUND CASE MIDDLE/ SLIGHTLY OVERHANG TOP SECTION/ CURVED BODY

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SCM Marchant, Calculator, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1987.0934, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0934.001/

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