About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement introduces the Monroe All Purpose Calculator, highlighting its ability to perform various mathematical functions (+, -, ×, ÷). The ad emphasizes affordability, claiming the calculator pays for itself if used just 8 minutes a day, and suggests it is essential for every desk. The Monroe Calculating Machine Company is featured as the manufacturer.
- Brand: Monroe
- Product: Monroe All Purpose Calculator
- Tagline: You can own this new calculator for 1 1/2 cents* a day.
- Publication: Fortune
- Year: 1953
Objects in the advertisement: calculator
, city skyline
, clouds
, mathematical symbols
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