Dalton Adding Machine Company

Industrial 1900s

About

manufacturer and primary occupant at Dalton Adding Machine Company Notable event: Factory Construction (1909) — A purpose-built factory was constructed in Poplar Bluff in 1909 to manufacture and ship Dalton Adding Machines to an expanding international market. Notable event: Acquisition by Remington Rand (post-1926) — Following James L. Dalton's death in 1926, the company became part of the corporate consolidation that formed Remington Rand.

Name History

Addograph Manufacturing Company

Date unknown

Previous name from site text

Related Historic Sites

Dalton Adding Machine Company

Poplar Bluff, Missouri (exact factory site unknown)

Founded by Poplar Bluff businessman James L. Dalton, this internationally known company manufactured one of the world's most successful early adding machines. A factory built in Poplar Bluff in 1909 helped launch a business that would grow into a multi-million-dollar enterprise and later become part of Remington Rand.

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Possibly Related Historic Sites

Wright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Department Store BuildingUnverified

Built in 1927-28 to replace the four-story Wright-Dalton store destroyed in the 1927 tornado, this two-to-three-story brick department store with terracotta embellishments became a cornerstone of Poplar Bluff's retail district.

Mentioned in story "The Wright-Dalton-Bell Anchor Co. Store — A Cornerstone of Early Downtown Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Wright-Dalton-Bell Anchor Department Store (Four-Story Building)Unverified

Four-story department store at Main & Poplar, expanded from earlier Wright-Dalton partnership.

Mentioned in story "The Wright-Dalton-Bell Anchor Co. Store — A Cornerstone of Early Downtown Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Possibly Connected People

James L. DaltonUnverified

Chairman of the Board, Wright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Store Co.

LLM identified as "founder / owner / manager" — "Founded and led by Poplar Bluff businessman James L. Dalton, the Dalton Adding Machine Company became one of the most successful office machine manufacturers of the early twentieth century."

Details

Era Active: 1900s

City Directory Appearances

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Dalton Adding Machine Co

office Water

1911

Dalton Adding Machines Sales Co

218 Cedar

1926

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