Burroughs Adding Machine Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Information processing equipment production Business machine production
  • Information processing equipment production Computer hardware equipment production

Notes:

Traced origins to William Burroughs of St Louis, USA, who in 1884 patented his adding machine. Formed American Arithomometer Co in USA in 1886 to make and sell pioneering adding and listing machines. 1898 Sir John Turney Bt of Nottingham acquired rights to manufacture Burroughs machines in eastern hemisphere and established Nottingham factory. 1909 USA and UK businesses merged. 1949 opened major new plant at Strathleven. Subsequently diversified into computer manufacture. 1953 to company renamed Burroughs Corp and in 1986 merged into Unisys

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