Description
Black and white 5″ x 14″ ad for Burroughs Adding Machines. At the top of the ad there is a drawing of a little boy who is beaming with pride as he is standing there with his books over his shoulder and an angel’s halo over his head and the ad asks “Did you ever get 100 in arithmetic?”. The text says that “Unless you were a prodigy, it was a rare and wonderful experience – 80 was good, 90 was excellent, but 100 was…perfect! In the arithmetic of business, the standard is tougher. If the figuring isn’t all right, it’s all wrong…and the penalty is severe in lost time and lost money. That is why no man in business can afford to do without the “100% accuracy” that adding machines bring to figuring work. And there is no equivalent to a Burroughs adding machine for speed, easy operation and for day-in, day-out dependability and long life. Rugged, precision-built Burroughs Adding Machines are more than “at the head of the class.” They’re in a class by themselves. Find out why it costs less to own a Burroughs. Call your nearest Burroughs office or see your local dealer”. There is a picture of one of these beauties at the bottom of the page and, we are told, that the prices start at $120, plus applicable taxes.
Source: August 11, 1952 Life magazine.
