Burroughs Publications
Burroughs Adding Machine Company published a number of books to advertise and educate business owners. These books were typically stories of customers who improved their business operations by utilizing Burroughs products and services. The following is a listing of these interesting publications. Many can still be found on internet sites like eBay.
Book Title Description Length Year
A Better Days Work at a Less Cost of Time, Work, and Worry to the Man at the Desk.
Book Informational Story 192 pages 1908, 1910
The Railroad Burroughs - Auditor of Disbursements
Brochure 8 pages 1908
The Railroad Burroughs - Treasurer's Offices
Brochure 8 pages 1908
The Railroad Burroughs - Freight Claim Office
Brochure 8 pages 1908
The Railroad Burroughs - Auditor of Freight Receipts
Brochure 8 pages 1908
The Railroad Burroughs - Auditor of Passenger Receipts
Brochure 8 pages 1908
Users of the Railroad Burroughs
Brochure 20 pages 1909
Cost Keeping Short Cuts
Book - Informational 192 Pages 1911
Right Way to Figure Profits (By Thomas A. Fernley - Compliments of Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Book - Informational 32 pages 1911
The Book of the Burroughs - Being a Story of Success which is Interesting as Well as Valuable
Book - Informational 190 pages 1912
Efficient Cost Keeping
Book - Informational Story 150+ pages 1914
A Better Day's Profits - For the Retailer
Book - Informational 95 pages 1912 - 1915
The Rise of Richard F. Brune Grocer
Book - Informational Story 1915
Helping Ford Handle his Millions - A Romance in Dollars and Cents
Book - Informational Story 36 pages 1915
David Pender - The Million-a-Year Retail Grocer
Book - Informational Story 70 pages 1915
Facts About Posting From Well Posted Men
Book - Informational Stories 32 Pages 1916
How Long Will It Last
Book - Informational Stories 13 Pages 1916
Selling the Retailer
Book - Internal sales training 104 pages 1916
Perrin's Progress
Book - Informational 36 pages 1924
Fascinating Figure Puzzles
Pamphlet - educational 27 pages 1933
Short Cuts - That Save Valuable Time in Operating Adding Machines
Book - Informational 23 pages 1935
The Business Machine - with mention of William Seward Burroughs, Joseph Boyer, and Others - since 1880
Manuscript 24 pages 1949
Total To Date - The Evolution of the Adding Machine
Book 64 Pages 1953
The Story of Figures
Book - Informational 1955