Powers Samas Accounting Machines Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Powers Accounting Machine Co
- Accounting & Tabulating Machine Co of Great Britain Ltd
- Powers Samas Accounting Machine Ltd
- British Tabulating Machine Co Ltd
- International Computers & Tabulators Ltd
- International Computers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Croydon, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Information processing equipment production
Business machine production
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Information processing equipment production
Computer hardware equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1915 when established by Powers Accounting Machine Co of USA as Accounting & Tabulating Machine Co of Great Britain Ltd, its UK subsidiary. From 1929 known as Powers Samas Accounting Machine Ltd. Developed as a major UK manufacturer with a large factory at Croydon and head office in London. 1959 merged with its chief UK competitor, British Tabulating Machine Co Ltd to form International Computers & Tabulators Ltd, later International Computers Ltd, aka ICL
Publications:
- ICL. A business and technical history by Campbell-Kelly, Martin
- Powers Samas Accounting Machines by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Powers Accounting Machine Co
- Accounting & Tabulating Machine Co of Great Britain Ltd
- Powers Samas Accounting Machine Ltd
- British Tabulating Machine Co Ltd
- International Computers & Tabulators Ltd
- International Computers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Croydon, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Information processing equipment production Business machine production
- Information processing equipment production Computer hardware equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1915 when established by Powers Accounting Machine Co of USA as Accounting & Tabulating Machine Co of Great Britain Ltd, its UK subsidiary. From 1929 known as Powers Samas Accounting Machine Ltd. Developed as a major UK manufacturer with a large factory at Croydon and head office in London. 1959 merged with its chief UK competitor, British Tabulating Machine Co Ltd to form International Computers & Tabulators Ltd, later International Computers Ltd, aka ICLPublications:
- ICL. A business and technical history by Campbell-Kelly, Martin
- Powers Samas Accounting Machines by Unknown