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INTRODUCTION RECHENMASCHINEN
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C O N T E N T S of the "On-Line Museum"
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* THE C A L C U L A T O R COLLECTION
o Calculators
(in alphabetic order)
o Small Adders
o Addiators
o Counters
o WorkShop
o Trickies
o Diagrams
o History
* Abacuses
* Napier Sticks
* THE S L I D E R U L E COLLECTION
o Paper Slide Rule
o Principle of Slide Rules
o Collection
- Introduction
- Linear Slide Rules
- Non-Linear Slide Rules
- Special Slide Rules
- Teaching Slide Rules
o Use of Special Scales on Common Slide Rules
o Common Marks on Cursors
o Marks on Slide Rules and their Meaning
o The History of Slide Rule Inventors
o Historical Remarks to Slide Rule Companies
* Converters & Slide Calculators
* Tables
* Planimeters
* My Engineering Tools
* Pantograph
* Proportional Divider
* Calipers
* Micrometers
* THE T Y P E W R I T E R COLLECTION
* THE T E L E P H O N E & M U L T I M E T E R COLLECTION
* THE C L O C K COLLECTION
* SlotMachines
* » T h e O t h e r W o r l d «
* Links
A S T R U C T U R E D O V E R V I E W 03/01/10
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Cliff & Me
THE CALCULATOR COLLECTION
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ASTRA
ASTRA (E)
Inside View / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
BELL-PUNCH
PLUS 906
BRUNSVIGA
BRUNSVIGA 10
BRUNSVIGA 11E
Inside View - Proof for "Retro Design"
BRUNSVIGA 13RK
BRUNSVIGA 13RM
On-line Manual
BURROUGHS
Class 5 Model
Class 3 Model
How to remove the cover & How to make a »B-Key«
COMPTOMETER
Model H
Model J
CONTEX
CONTEX-B
CONTEX-10 ( Snapshot of the Restoration Procedure )
CONTEX-10 ( Newer Version )
CONTEX-20
CONTEX-30
CONTEX-55
CURTA
CURTA-1
CURTA-2
FACIT
FACIT EK
FACIT NTK
FACIT C1-13
Inside Views
FACIT CM2-16
FACIT CA1-13
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
FELIKS
FELIKS M
Inside View
HAMANN
HAMANN-MANUS-C
HAMANN-MANUS "Model-D" Experiment
HAMANN-MANUS-E
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
HAMANN-AUTOMAT-S
Inside Views
Hand-Made "Crank"
HAMANN-AUTOMAT-S (2nd Version)
Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
MERCEDES-EUKLID 22
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
MERCEDES-EUKLID 38 MS
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
CELLATRON R 31
Inside View / Design Procedure for an ACRYLIC COVER ...
MARCHANT
MARCHANT H-9
MARCHANT ACR-8M
MERCEDES
MERCEDES-EUKLID 22
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
MERCEDES-EUKLID 38 MS
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
CELLATRON R 31
Inside View / Design Procedure for an ACRYLIC COVER ...
MONROE
Model LX-160
Model LX-160 (Newer Version)
Model 1
Model 1 (Older Version)
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
Model 1 (Newer Version)
Model CSAE-10
MONROmatic CAA-10
MONROmatic 8N-213
Slide Show: "Insight of the Inside"
Manual
Model 811-H4 (Made by OLYMPIA)
How the ribbon is spooled
NCR
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER Model 313
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
NISA
NISA-K2
NISA-K5 (Plastic)
NISA-K5 (Metal)
ODHNER
ORIGINAL-ODHNER Model 7
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
ORIGINAL-ODHNER Model 27
ORIGINAL-ODHNER Model 239
OLIVETTI
DIVISUMMA-26-GT
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
Hand-Made "Crank"
OLYMPIA
MONROE 811-H4 (Made by OLYMPIA)
How the ribbon is spooled
OLYMPIA-AE
PRECISA
PRECISA 208-10
PRECISA 128-1-E
PRODUX
PRODUX MULTATOR
REMINGTON-RAND
REMINGTON (Basic Version)
REMINGTON (Visible Counter Version)
RESULTA
RESULTA-BS7
RESULTA-7
RESULTA-7 »Export«
RESULTA-P7 with Printer
SCHUBERT
SCHUBERT
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
SUMMIRA
SUMMIRA-7
SUMMIRA-7 with Printer
THALES
THALES MEZ
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
TORPEDO
TORPEDO
TRIUMPHATOR
TRIUMPHATOR CN1
Inside View / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
TRIUMPHATOR CRN1
Inside View / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
TRIUMPHATOR CN2
Inside View / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
VICTOR (All with Printers)
Manual Operated Full-Keyboard Models:
OldModel
Compact
Economy
ArtDeco (6 Digit Model)
ArtDeco (8 Digit Model)
Manual Operated 10-Block-Keyboard Models:
ArtDeco (OlderVersion)
ArtDeco (NewerVersion)
Tallymaster
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
Motorized Full-Keyboard Models:
ArtDeco
Custom
NewVersion
US/GB-NonMetric
Motorized 10-Block-Keyboard Models:
ArtDeco
Economy
Custom
AUTOMATIC
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
WALTHER
WSR-160
COMPTESS
WARD
MONTGOMERY-WARD 7/8
SMALL ADDING MACHINES
GOLDEN GEM
COMPTATOR
LITTLE GIANT
PRECISE
Inside Views / Snapshots of the Restoration Procedure
AS7
SWIFT
PASCAL-TYPE
LIGHTNING
ADDOMETER
CHADWICK
ADDIATORS
How to Use an ADDIATOR
TASCO
ADDIATOR DUPLEX
ADDIATOR TRIPLEX
ARITHMA & ADDIATOR-UNIVERSAL
CORRENTATOR
PRODUX-ORIGINAL
PRODUX / RECORD
ADDIFIX-6
BABY CALCULATOR
MAGIC BRAIN CALCULATORS
OMEGA POCKET ADDING MACHINE
KINGSON Pound/Shilling/Pence Calculator
SHERADCO Fraction of an Inch Adding Machine
COUNTERS
Manual Event Counter
Assembly-Line Counter
Telephone Toll Counter
Electro-Mechanical, Resetable Counter
Application: Pulsar + Counter = Clock
W O R K S H O P
(A) ACTUAL RESTORATION & REPAIR QUEUE
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(B) REPAIR & RESTORATION OF MACHINES FOR OTHERS
BURROUGHS CLASS 1 ADDING / BOOKKEEPING MACHINE
CURTA-2
MELITTA IV/16 CALCULATOR
MONROE CSA-10
1907 MAGNETO WALL PHONE
VICTOR (7/7) ART-DECO
TRICKIES
of Mechanical Calculating
Shortened Method of Multiplication
Shortened Method of Calculating Discount & Net Sum
Multiple Divisions with the same Divisor
Division (Additive Method; Division by Multiplication)
Chain Multiplications with Back-Transfer
Chain Multiplications without Back-Transfer
Multiplication involving Addition of Products
Cubes without Back-Transfer
Calculating Square Roots
1st Method ( Toepler )
2nd Method ( Herrmann )
Simultan. Calculating Sum & Sum of Squares in CURTA-2
DIAGRAMS
of Calculator Mechanisms
Stepped Drum / Staffel-Walze
Pin Wheel / Sprossen-Rad
Comptometer Section
Split Stepped Drum / Geteilte Staffel-Walze
10s Carry Mechanisms
Split-Stepped Drum / MONROE Type
Pin Wheel / ODHNER Type
Counter Stepping Mechanism
Counter Stepping Animation
Proportional-Lever / Proportional-Hebel
Switching-Latch Wheel / Schalt-Klinke
Linear Segment Mechanism
Caliper / Nonius
Rocking Segment Mechanism
10-Key Adding / Printing Calculators
HISTORY
of Inventors & Calculator Companies
Addiator
Astra
Bell-Punch
Brunsviga
Burroughs
Comptometer / Felt & Tarrant
Contex
Curta
Facit
Feliks
Hamann
Marchant
Melitta
Mercedes
Monroe
National / NCR
Nisa
Odhner
Olivetti
Olympia
Precisa
Produx
Remington-Rand
Resulta
Schubert
Summira
Thales
Torpedo
Triumphator
Victor
Walther
Ward
ABACUSES
How to Use an Abacus
... as a HEXA-DECIMAL Calculator
China (2+5)*13 Beads
A Decorative Chinese Duplex-Abacus
Japan (1+4)*23 Beads
Japan (1+4)*17 Beads, Aluminum-Frame, Resetable
Japan (1+5)*27 Beads
Japan (2+5)*13 Beads
Russia 10*10 Beads
Germany 10*10 Beads
NAPIER
NAPIER's BONES / "Sticks" Self-Made
THE SLIDE RULE COLLECTION
DOWNLOAD the »COPY,CUT&FOLD« - PAPER SLIDE RULE
The Principle of Slide Rules
C O L L E C T I O N ...
Acu-Math
Aristo
AWF
Concise
Dietzgen
Diwa
Ecobra
Faber-Castell
Fowler
Fullerton
Gilson
Hemmi
Hoehler
IWA
Keuffel & Esser
Lawrence
Logarex
Mantissa
Meissner
Nestler
Norma
Otis-King
Pickett & Eckel
Post
Reiss
Sanderson/Jeppesen
Scientific Instruments
Staedler
Sterling
USSR
Uto
Wichmann
C O N T E N T S :
Introduction
Linear Slide Rules
Non-Linear Slide Rules
Special Slide Rules
Teaching Slide Rules
Use of Special Scales on Common Slide Rules
Common Marks on Cursors
Marks on Slide Rules and their Meaning
History of Slide Rule Inventors
Historical Remarks to Slide Rule Companies
CONVERTERS & SLIDE CALCULATORS
POCKET-METRIVERTOR
UNIVERSAL CIRCLE METRIC CONVERTER
THE FAST WIRE CALCULATOR
MATHEMATICAL TABLES
E.Jahnke & F.Emde
F.G.Gauss
M.Abramowitz & I.A.Stegun
PLANIMETERS
Theory of Planimeters
FOREST SERVICE Planimeter
LASICO Planimeter Model 121-A
WICHMANN Planimeter Nr.90
My ENGINEERING TOOLS from the 60s ...
PANTOGRAPHS
How a PANTOGRAPH (= "StorchSchnabel", MARABU-1) works ...
A "Professional" NESTLER-2490 PANTOGRAPH
PROPORTIONAL DIVIDER
How a PROPORTIONAL DIVIDER works ...
CALIPERS
HELIOS / Nonius ( AEG Unterweisung )
MITUTOYO / Circular Scale
HEMA / Special Caliper
MICROMETERS
CARL ZEISS Mechanical ANALOG Micrometer
MITUTOYO Mechanical DIGITAL Micrometer
LUFKIN Mechanical ANALOG Micrometer (USA-Version)
THE TYPEWRITER COLLECTION
PORTABLES
AEG » MIGNON « (Pointing Typewriter) >----- 1st ------+
Inside View |
ADLER » FAVORIT « >---- 1st ----+ |
Inside View | |
STOEWER » ELITE « | |
CORONA » 3 « FOLDABLE >-- 1st ----------+ |
CORONA » 3 « FOLDABLE (Newer Version) | v
UNDERWOOD » STANDARD « >---------- 1st --------+ OLYMPIA
Inside View | | | |
GRUNDKA » MW « | | | |
REMINGTON | | | |
TRIUMPH >-----------------------+ | v |
ROYAL » TOUCH-CONTROL « | | UNDERWOOD |
» RHEINMETALL « | | | |
S&N » ERIKA « | | | |
CONTINENTAL » WANDERER 50 « | | | |
ROYAL » Quiet DeLuxe « | v | |
GROMA » GROMINA « | SMITH-CORONA | |
OLIVETTI » LETTERA 22 « | | | |
K&K » PRINCESS 300 « v | | |
OLYMPIA » DELUXE « TRIUMPH-ADLER | | |
OLYMPIA » SPLENDID 33 « | | | |
TRIUMPH » TIPPA « <------ 50 ---+ | | |
OLIVETTI » VALENTINE-S « | | |
CONSUL » Mod.231.3 « | | |
OLYMPIA » TRAVELLER « | | |
SMITH-CORONA » GALAXIE DELUXE « | | |
SMITH-CORONA » CLASSIC-12 « <-- 60 --+ | |
UNDERWOOD » 16 « <---------------- 60 ---------+ |
BROTHER » 440TR « |
OLYMPIA » TRAVELLER C « <--------- 85 years later ----+
Electrical OFFICE MACHINES
IBM » SELECTRIC «
IBM » SELECTRIC II «
THE TELEPHONE & MULTIMETER COLLECTION
Remarks to the Invention of the Telephone
»Candlestick« WesternElectric (1920)
ArtDeco Dial Phone AutomaticElectric (1920)
Ringer/Warbler
AutomaticElectric Model 40 Dial Phone (1937)
Blue Dial Phone AT&T Model 500 (1955)
Pay Dial Phone AutomaticElectric (1948)
Inside View
Red Touch Phone WesternElectric Model 2500 (1965)
PRINCESS Touch Phone WesternElectric (1965)
External Transformer
Red TRIMLINE Dial Phone WesternElectric (1965)
Black TRIMLINE Touch Phone WesternElectric (1968)
»CELEBRITY« WesternElectric Dial Phone (1975)
»W61« RFT (East-)German Dial Phone (1961)
»W61« RFT WIRE DIAGRAM
ANOTHER »W61« WIRE DIAGRAM ( ? STASI Tapping ? )
USA TEST Phone (1950)
USA TEST Phone (1975)
German TEST Phone (1981)
»KINDER-FON«-Box w. (West-)German Dial Phones (1948 & 1961)
» How the DIAL SYSTEM works «
A Closer Look
A Dial-Telephone Lock
Scale to measure Relais Contacts
Lab low-level Ampere-Meter
Lab V/A-Meters
Lab Precision Potentiometers/Resistors
Ohm-Meter
Wheatstone Bridge
Inductance/Capacitance Bridge
Portable MicroAmpere-Meter
Portable POST DC/AC Volt/Ampere-Meter
Portable POST V/A-Meter
THE CLOCK COLLECTION
Seth Thomas Clock (1863)
Insights to Inside & Backside
Schatz Ship Clock
»ATMOS« Clock
How the ATMOS works
» Mystery Clock «
Quelle World Clock » Meister Anker «
Motor Repair Procedure
Kundo World Clock
Waltham Chronometer
Stop Watches
Sand Glass
SLOT MACHINES
PACE » DELUXE CHROME BELL «
Inside View / Snapshot of the Restoration Procedure
Slot Machine Saving Bank
Mini Slot Machine Saving Bank
THE OTHER WORLD
Other Collector Items from the Past
Weather Station
Pedometer
» GPS-Tools « from the 50s
» Civil Engineer's NOTE PAD « from the 60s
Inch & cm Ruler
Steam Tractor
Steam Roller
LangHolzWagen
Gramophone
MusicBox with Metal Records
Insights to Inside & History
Yet another MusicBox from THORENS
Harmonica
Xylophone
Coffee Mill
Letter Scale
Person Scale
Oil Lamp
» Tropical Bug «
Chess Game
LINKS
to Other Interesting Web Sites
GENERAL ( Information, History & Simulation )
ADDIATOR ( & On-line Simulation )
COMPTOMETER ( & On-line Simulation )
CURTA ( & On-line Simulation )
FACIT ( & On-line Simulation )
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER
MANUALS for OTIS-KING, FOWLER & more
PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS
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