Tabulator and pantograph

Tabulator and pantograph
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A Census Bureau employee uses a Hollerith Tabulator to calculate results from the 1904 census, with results displayed on dials. With his left hand, this fellow is operating a "pantograph" that can punch holes in cards. A card reading press is by his right hand.

One clever twist: Hollerith made sure that his paper cards were the same size as the dollar bills that existed at the time, so existing boxes and cabinets could be re-used.

March 22, 2010 7:16 AM PDT

Photo by: U.S. Census Bureau

| Caption by: Declan McCullagh

 

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