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Marchant Newspaper and Magazine Articles


Introduction
Articles relating to the manufacturing process
Articles relating to the Marchant factories and buildings
Other Articles
Various small articles and advertorials


There are many online archives of books, newspapers and magazines. On this page I will show various articles and extracts about or related to the Marchant Calculating Machine Company that I have found in such online archives and other online sources. If you find any others in the archives of your own country, then please let me know at mechcalc a t jaapsch d o t net.

These articles and extracts are shown here for educational and research purposes only, and no copyright infringement is intended. If you are the copyright owner of any article, and object to its presence here, let me know.
I have in some cases rearranged the layout of the text for the sake of readability, for example placing columns of text from different pages side by side in the same image, or splitting a single long column into two.

Advertisements from newspapers and magazines can be found on the Marchant Advertisements page.


Articles relating to the manufacturing process

Manufacturing a Calculating Machine in a Western Shop - Frank A. Stanley.
(1917-12-06 to 1918-05-30, The American Machinist)
A four part series explaining details of the manufacturing process for the Marchant Standard or Pony.

1917-12-06 American Machinist 1
1917-12-06 American Machinist 2
1917-12-06 American Machinist 3
1917-12-06 American Machinist 4
1917-12-06 American Machinist 5
1918-04-11 American Machinist 1
1918-04-11 American Machinist 2
1918-04-11 American Machinist 3
1918-04-11 American Machinist 4
1918-04-11 American Machinist 5
1918-05-09 American Machinist 1
1918-05-09 American Machinist 2
1918-05-09 American Machinist 3
1918-05-09 American Machinist 4
1918-05-09 American Machinist 5
1918-05-30 American Machinist 1
1918-05-30 American Machinist 2
1918-05-30 American Machinist 3
1918-05-30 American Machinist 4
1918-05-30 American Machinist 5

Punches and Dies - Frank A. Stanley.
(1919, McGraw Hill Book Co.)
Details of how parts of the casing of the Standard or Pony are formed.

1919 Punches and Dies 01
1919 Punches and Dies 02
1919 Punches and Dies 03
1919 Punches and Dies 04
1919 Punches and Dies 05
1919 Punches and Dies 06
1919 Punches and Dies 07
1919 Punches and Dies 08
1919 Punches and Dies 09
1919 Punches and Dies 10
1919 Punches and Dies 11
1919 Punches and Dies 12
1919 Punches and Dies 13

Articles relating to the Marchant factories and buildings

Arranging new factory in Almeda.
(1913-08, Office Appliances)

1913-08 Office Appliances

Ground bought for the first Marchant factory.
(1914-08-16, Oakland Tribune)

1914-08-16 Oakland Tribune (California)

Building of new plant starts.
(1915-09-12, The San Francisco Examiner)

1915-09-12 The San Francisco Examiner (California)

Report of the fire that destroyed the Marchant factory on 29 November 1919.
(1919-12-27, Engineering and Mining Journal)

1919-12-27 Engineering and Mining Journal

Oakland Supplies the World With Calculating Machines - Ralph P. Anderson
(1921-10, Bubbles, East Bay Water Company)

1921-10 Bubbles 1
1921-10 Bubbles 2
1921-10 Bubbles 3
1921-10 Bubbles 4

How to Win the Markets of the New West
(1947, Metropolitan Oakland Area)
A photo of Plant No. 2 in Emeryville.

1947 How to Win the Markets of the New West

New World Headquarters Building, Marchant Calculators, Inc.
(1958-01, Architect and Engineer)

1958-01 Architect and Engineer 01
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 02
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 03
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 04
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 05
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 06
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 07
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 08
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 09
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 10
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 11
1958-01 Architect and Engineer 12

Other Articles

Die Rechenmaschinen
(1925, Ernst Martin)

1925 Ernst Martin 1
1925 Ernst Martin 2
1925 Ernst Martin 3
1925 Ernst Martin 4
1925 Ernst Martin 5

Six in the Money
(1949-08, Fortune Magazine)
The third and fourth pages discuss Marchant, and how Edgar Jessup led the company out of the depression.

1949-08 Fortune 1
1949-08 Fortune 2
1949-08 Fortune 3
1949-08 Fortune 4
1949-08 Fortune 5
1949-08 Fortune 6
1949-08 Fortune 7
1949-08 Fortune 8

Carl Friden biography
(1973, National Cyclopedia of American Biography)

1973 National Cyclopedia of American Biography 1
1973 National Cyclopedia of American Biography 2
1973 National Cyclopedia of American Biography 3

Various small articles and advertorials

1913-10-17 Brisbee daily review (Ariz)

Marchant salesman goes to his sick brother.
(1913-10-17 Brisbee daily review, Arizona)
1914-12 American City

One month free trial.
(1914-12 American City)
1917-02-24 Engineering Record

Introducing the Pony.
(1917-02-24 Engineering Record)
1917-03 Electrical Merchandising

Introducing the Pony
(1917-03 Electrical Merchandising)
1917-03-15 Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering

Introducing the Pony.
(1917-03-15 Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering)
1917-11-24 The San Francisco Examiner (California)

Firm sells in 22 countries.
(1917-11-24 The San Francisco Examiner, California)
1918-02 Office Appliances

Dennis-Marchant calculating machine.
(1918-02 Office Appliances)
1918-03-28 Oakland Tribune

Rodney Marchant vs traffic cop.
(1918-03-28 Oakland Tribune)
1919 Modern Engineers and Surveyors Instruments

Brochure description of the Pony.
(1919 Modern Engineers and Surveyors Instruments)
1921-10-09 Oakland Tribune (California)

The Lincoln Deluxe Roadster, used by Marchant salesmen.
(1921-10-09 Oakland Tribune, California)
1922-01 Office Appliances

New mechanism with fixed input pins.
(1922-01 Office Appliances)
1922-03 Office Appliances

New keyboard models.
(1922-03 Office Appliances)
1922-07-13 Oakland Tribune (California)

Increased capitalization.
(1922-07-13 Oakland Tribune, California)
1922-09 Office Appliances

New keyboard models.
(1922-09 Office Appliances)
1922-09 Office Appliances 2

Marchant reorganises.
(1922-09 Office Appliances)
1925-06 Management and Administration

Electric Calculating Machine
(1925-06 Management and Administration)
1928-10-21 Sunday Times (Perth)

A Mechanical Wizard
(1928-10-21 Sunday Times (Perth))
1930 Organisations-Lexikon - Marchant

Marchant-Rechenmaschine
(1930 Organisations-Lexikon)
1948-04-25 The Corpus Christi Caller Times (Texas)

Marchant Calculators - Fast, Fully Automatic
(1948-04-25 The Corpus Christi Caller Times (Texas))
1952-08-06 Oakland Tribune (California)

Marchant Calculators, Inc., Enters Electronics Field
(1952-08-06 Oakland Tribune (California))
1953-08-09 The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

Avery, Official Of Calculator Firm, Visits Marchant
(1953-08-09 The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii))
1957-11 Office Appliances

Obituary for Alfred H. Marchant.
(1957-11 Office Appliances)
1960-04-20 Het vrije volk

Efficiency Expo
(1960-04-20 Het vrije volk)
1968-09 Hewlett-Packard Journal

The last word in calculators
(1968-09 Hewlett-Packard Journal)
1980 Practical Selling - Shipp

The free silver dollar paperweight
(1980 Practical Selling - Shipp)

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