The Webb Adder - Antique 1868 Adding Machine - C. H Webb N. Y. -
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:514254 | Maker: C. H. Webb N.Y. |
| Featured Refinements: Antique Adding Machine | Year: 1868 |
Offered here is an antique adding machine/dial calculator as shown:
The Webb Adder - "The Adder" Produced by C.H. Webb N.Y
Patented Mar 10th 1868
The unit is in Good antique condition. The brass has little tarnishing and appears to have been cleaned and coated long ago, brass does have some nicks and scratches in the surface. Numbered B 5246 on underside. Wood is sound with no cracks but does have a few dents/gouges on bottom. The mechanism appears to function correc...tly with the dials interconnected and moving with timed clicks etc when rotated, however correct functioning is not guaranteed. Includes a brass stylus which may be a reproduction. A rare and historical adder/calculator for your collection/display. Please see the pictures for best description.
Historical SignificanceThis is the original Webb Adder (1868) in its mid-range variation that was originally priced at $8. To put that value in context $8 could be more than a laborer's entire week's wages at the time. Invented by true American Renaissance man Charles Henry Webb whom is known more as a poet, author, and humorist friend of Mark Twain than an inventor. This calculator offers a very unique historical glimpse into the decade just after the Civil War as America's inventors were taking root and becoming the figures that would ultimately shape the country and world into what we know it today. The calculator itself is a populist milestone piece between Pascal's Calculator and Burroughs Adding Machine.
The Webb Adder - "The Adder" Produced by C.H. Webb N.Y
Patented Mar 10th 1868
The unit is in Good antique condition. The brass has little tarnishing and appears to have been cleaned and coated long ago, brass does have some nicks and scratches in the surface. Numbered B 5246 on underside. Wood is sound with no cracks but does have a few dents/gouges on bottom. The mechanism appears to function correc...tly with the dials interconnected and moving with timed clicks etc when rotated, however correct functioning is not guaranteed. Includes a brass stylus which may be a reproduction. A rare and historical adder/calculator for your collection/display. Please see the pictures for best description.
Historical SignificanceThis is the original Webb Adder (1868) in its mid-range variation that was originally priced at $8. To put that value in context $8 could be more than a laborer's entire week's wages at the time. Invented by true American Renaissance man Charles Henry Webb whom is known more as a poet, author, and humorist friend of Mark Twain than an inventor. This calculator offers a very unique historical glimpse into the decade just after the Civil War as America's inventors were taking root and becoming the figures that would ultimately shape the country and world into what we know it today. The calculator itself is a populist milestone piece between Pascal's Calculator and Burroughs Adding Machine.
