About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement promotes Sharp's line of printing calculators, specifically the EL-2188 and the pocket-sized EL-1195, as essential tools for managing tax calculations and record-keeping. The ad highlights features such as constant calculations, add-mode for easy entry of dollars and cents, percent key for discounts, and a rechargeable battery for portability. It emphasizes the benefit of having a printed record of every calculation, making tax preparation more organized and less stressful.
- Brand: Sharp
- Product: Sharp EL-2188 Printing Calculator, Sharp EL-1195 Printing Calculator
- Tagline: SHARP'S 2188 VS. THE IRS'S 1040.
- Publication: Esquire Magazine
- Year: 1982
Objects in the advertisement: printing calculator, calculator, paper roll, printed receipt
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