General Information

Serial #

2342569

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING AND WORKING PARTS/ PLASTIC KEYS AND TABS/ PLASTIC BASE/ CASE IS SYNTHETIC WITH METAL CLASP AND HINGES/ FOAM CUSHION ON INSIDE OF LID

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

34.5 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

15.5 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

Facit

Country

Sweden

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1950'S TO 1970'S

Canada

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY BERNARD DOWNIE, DLS/ USED IN CALCULATION FOR SURVEYS

Function

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

Technical

GOOD EXAMPLE OF MECHANICAL CALCULATORS BY A FIRM IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH ODHNER OF SWEDEN WHO DEVELOPED THIS TECHNOLOGY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S NAME ON RAISED LABEL ON UPPER SURFACE, RIGHT SIDE: 'FACIT'/ METAL LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS: 'FACIT AB/ SWEDEN/ C1-13/ Nr 2342569'/ ON BACK NEAR UPPER EDGE READS: 'FACIT', EACH LETTER APPEARS ON AN INDIVIDUAL, RAISED, BLACK SQUARE/ON UPPER SIDE OF CASE IS EMBOSSED: 'FACIT'/ 'Made in Sweden' APPEARS IN GOLD-COLOURED LETTERING INSIDE LID OF CASE

Missing

NONE

Finish

MOTTLED GREY FINISH ON CASING, PLATED LEVERS AND CRANK/ NUMBER KEYS ARE BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERING/ CASE IS BLACK WITH RED LINING IN LID AND GREEN FOAM CUSHION IN LID.

Decoration

N/A