Object Details
- Description
- This counter is like those found in a Hollerith tabulating machine. It has a square, wooden face, a plastic cover, and a metal mechanism. A mark on the front reads: THE HOLLERITH/ ELECTRIC TABULATING SYSTEM. PATENTED 1889.
- The device was used in the psychology department at Cornell University.
- Compare MA.300427.027.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- used at
- Cornell University
- Credit Line
- Cornell University Department of Psychology
- Physical Description
- metal (mechanism material)
- wood (framework material)
- plastic (cover plate material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6.4 cm x 7.8 cm x 6.9 cm; 2 1/2 in x 3 1/16 in x 2 11/16 in
- Object Name
- counter
- counter
- counter
