National Museum of American History
Mathematical Table, Pierson Machine For Calculating Interest
Pierson, Albert C. · 1867
In the nineteenth century, several American inventors devised moving tables that allowed one to calculate interest. This is the U.S. Patent Office model for a device designed to calculate the amount of interest upon any amount less than one thousand dollars for any number of days less than eighty-five at two rates, six and seven percent. It was invented by Albert C. Pierson of Rahway, New Jersey.
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