The interior of the Stratford Co-operative Society, with female staff operating comptometers, manual calculating machines

Date:
24 Nov 1920
Location:
Stratford Co-Operative Society, Maryland Street, Newham, Greater London Authority
Reference:
BL25189
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The comptometer, invented in 1887 by American, Dor Felt, was the first successful manual calculating machine. The photograph was taken for H J Robbins Ltd.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Office, Cooperative Store, People At Work, Women's History