An office of the London General Omnibus Co Ltd with female staff operating comptometers

Date:
25 Nov 1920
Location:
London General Omnibus Company Limited, Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Sw1v
Reference:
BL25190
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. The company shown in the photograph has been assumed to be London General Omnibus Co Ltd, although the handwriting in the Bedford Lemere daybook which would confirm this is not clear.

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: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Office, People At Work, Women's History