Framed Photograph of a Hollerith Pantograph Card Punch

National Museum of American History
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Object Details

Description
This gelatin-silvered photograph shows an early version of the pantograph card punch that Herman Hollerith patented in 1890. The photograph is matted, and has a glass cover and wooden frame.
Four places on the photograph are marked in red ink: 2.
For related object, see MA.312896.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Hollerith and Lucia Hollerith
ca 1890
ID Number
MA.317982.04
accession number
317982
catalog number
317982.04
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
glass (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1.9 cm x 29.8 cm x 24.4 cm; 3/4 in x 11 23/32 in x 9 19/32 in
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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National Museum of American History
subject
Mathematics
Census, US
Record ID
nmah_694418
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-38f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Photograph - Hollerith Pantograph Card Punch
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