Title
Ledger accounting machine
Year/Period
1950s-1980s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
accounting machines
Material
metal, plastic (material)
Technique
assembling (additive and joining process), metalworking
Dimension
Object size: L97.0 x W79.0 cm
Accession No.
1998-01177
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
An accounting machine is a small computer used to compute and prepare invoices and payroll. Electromechanical accounting machines were popular in offices but became obsolete with the introduction of low-cost personal computers such as IBM.
