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Adding Machine
Made by Burroughs Adding Machine Company1905
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, National Park Service
Richmond, VA, United States
From the St. Luke Hall, Maggie Walker's office building and first location of her bank. This metal and glass adding machine was the workhorse of her office equipment. It was used by accountants to balance payroll, tabulate membership dues, and calculate death benefits for policy holders and their families.
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Details
- Title: Adding Machine
- Creator: Made by Burroughs Adding Machine Company
- Date Created: 1905
- Contributor: Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/Maggie_Walker/exb/Economic%20Empowerment/b%20St%20Luke%20Bank/MAWA00006388_D_1.html
- Source: Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: MAWA 6388
- Measurements: H 31.7, W 44.8, D 48.8
- Materials: Metal, glass, synthetic
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