May 1, 2008

COMPTOMETER (Apr, 1902)

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Source: Scientific American ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1902
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COMPTOMETER
MR. BOOKKEEPER, do you know what the Comptometer is? It costs you nothing to find out. It will help you out on that trial balance. It insures accuracy, is twice as rapid as the best accountant and relieves all nervous and mental strain.

Write for Pamphlet FELT & TARRANT MFG CO.
52-56 Illinois St., Chicago.

5 Comments »

  1. Removes all mental and nervous strain? Where do I buy one?

    Comment by Blurgle — May 2, 2008 @ 3:44 pm

  2. i got one, needs cleaning but still removes nervous strain…heavy machine

    Comment by kc — May 2, 2008 @ 6:35 pm

  3. I used one of those at a lumberyard where i worked in the late ’70s, I still had nervous strain, didn’t like fooling with the books.

    Comment by blueferretdog — May 3, 2008 @ 6:16 am

  4. they still had schools to teach people how to use these things in 1963 – ask me how I know!I used one in an accounting office as late as 1972.

    Comment by NJGill — May 3, 2008 @ 8:53 pm

  5. I was trained as a sumlock comptometer years and years ago in Belfast N. Ireland , and got two dipoloma certificates. I Loved using my comptometer specially for adding large amounts, the PC and electric calulators of today or not a patch on them for adding ….. :0)

    Comment by Eileen Bond — May 17, 2009 @ 4:22 am

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