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TALLY STICK [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tally stick: an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bâton de comptage : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Trade
DEF

a usu. square wooden rod or stick notched with marks representing numbers and split lengthwise through the notches so that each of two bargaining parties may have a record of a transaction and of the amount of money due or paid (...)

Key term(s)
  • tally stick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Commerce
DEF

Morceau de bois fendu en deux parties, sur lequel certains marchands en détail, comme des boulangers et bouchers marquaient, au moyen d'entailles appelées coches, la quantité de marchandises qu'ils vendaient à crédit. Une des parties restait chez le client, l'autre aux mains des fournisseurs.

Key term(s)
  • baguette à encoches

Spanish

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