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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL
- DATE
- 1901
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0046.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Morse & Walsh Co.
- MODEL
- CALCUMETER/7 DIAL
- LOCATION
- Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 18359
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL/ BRASS/ COPPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.2 cm
- Width
- 5.1 cm
- Height
- 1.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Calculating devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Morse Walsh
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Trenton
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- EARLY 1900'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PERFORM SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS MECHANICALLY. - Technical
-
GOOD EXAMPLE OF VERY SIMPLE CHAIN-OPERATED CALCULATOR. EACH DIAL OPERATES THE SUCCEEDING ONE, ONE STOP WHEN IT PASSES '0'. DIALS DO NOT TURN BACKWARDS, SUBTRACTION MUST BE DONE USING COMPLEMENTS, ETC. - + - MULTIPY AND DIVIDE ARE POSSIBLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- NIL
- Finish
- NATURAL FINISH
- Decoration
- SEVEN DIGITS/ FIRST TWO ARE BRASS COLOURED, NEXT ARE COPPER, LAST TWO ON LEFT ARE BRASS/ COMPLETE WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL PENCIL
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Morse & Walsh Co., Calculator, after 1901, Artifact no. 1975.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1975.0046.001/
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