adding machine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.119.1
- Description
- Adding machine, "Burroughs", No. 9 168098. Patented April 7, 1909. Class 1, model 9 bookkeeping machine, made 1911-1913
- Object History
- William Burroughs received a patent for an adding machine in August 1888. His company soon became the largest manufacturer of adding machines in the world, selling over a million machines by 1926. The machines quickly became a common piece of equipment in banks and offices in the early 1900s. The machine automated the work of clerks, allowing them to process work in less time, and with more accuracy.
- Maker
- Burroughs Adding Machine Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Michigan
- Site/City Made
- Detroit
- Patent Date
- 1909
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advertisement
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.173
- Description
- Sell More Bread - Advertisement Flyer -- [192-?]. Advertising flyer for artistic cards promoting bread. The cards are supposed to inform the public that bread is the ideal food. The cards are produced by "The British Baker" at 38 Shoe Lane, London England. The flyer states that six of the cards can be purchased at 5/-. The flyer measures 21.5cm x 28.5cm.
- Colour
- Beige
- Title
- Sell More Bread
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
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advertisement
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.47.5
- Description
- Robertson's Chocolates - Advertising Card. Advertising card for Robertson's Chocolates. Black and white photograph of two children at a small table sampling chocolates. There is a small dog standing on the table. There is a caption at the bottom of the photograph "Where Do I Come In?". The clothing of the children has been colour tinted with a light blue. On the back of the card is "Rotary Photo. England" and pencilled in is "$3.00 FC Mar 7391". The card measures 8.5cm x 13.5cm.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers between 1993 and 1997.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Labels
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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advertising card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.17.4
- Description
- Cynthia - Advertising card -- [1916]. Advertising card for Fletcher Brothers Limited. On the front of the card is a coloured picture of a women named Cynthia. Inside on the left is a calendar for December 1916, buff-coloured; coloured picture of woman on front, head and shoulders view, wearing hat and large rose on front of gown, pale green border, "CYNTHIA" below, and at bottom, "Have you looked inside?"; inside is calendar for December 1916 and ad copy for Edisons, available at Fletcher Bros., Vancouver
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
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advertising cards
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5882.1
- Description
- Two photo album pages made out of black cardstock, and seven business cards, advertising for various Vancouver businesses.
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