Figurator (1905)

Martin (US), page 154

Martin (Dtsch), page 163

 

"This machine was also known under the name Ray and was manufactured and sold by the Ray Adding Machine Company, 465 Washington Street, New York. The present address of this firm is unknown, This machine was similar to the Lightning Calculator and its price was $25.00 for a seven-place device."

 

principle  tooth gear

capacity   7
input  stylus
production years  
machines built  
features  
   
known s/n    
   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                                       source: T.Leipälä

 

 

 

Gauss (1905)

Martin (US), page 155 - 156

Martin (Dtsch), page 164

 

"Designer: Christian Hamann of Berlin-Friedenau. The first model of the machine was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1900, but its construction was not entirely the same as the model to be briefly described here. Plant production commenced in 1905, and the sales were handled by the mail-order house R . Reiß in Liebenwerda in Saxony.

This machine has no stepped drums but possesses only a single actuating element in the form of a developed stepped drum that, by rotation of the crank, is moved past, or brought into mesh with, numeral gears positioned in a radial direction around the shaft of the crank."

 

Literature:

W.Semmler: Die Rechenmaschine "Gauss" und ihr Gebrauch, Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen, 1906

(see below)

 

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen   J.W.G. Schulz: Die Hamannsche Rechenmaschine "Gauß", Zeitschrift für Instrumentenkunde, page 50-58, 1906

E.Anthes: Die zylindrischen Rechenmaschinen von Leupold bis Herzstark, Historische Bürowelt 22, page 16-21 (1988) , IFHB

 

 

Hamann 1

first construction from 1900 with patents by C.Hamann and P.Haack.

see D.Bölter: Christel Hamann, Paul Haack, Axel Jacob Petersson (2007) for details.

shown is a fragment located in  "Museum in der Beschussanstalt" in Zella-Mehlis

 

principle  central stepped drum

capacity 

 6 (w/o cr) x 6 (w/o tc) x 12

input  sliders
prod. years  1900
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  diameter 15, height 24 cm
weight  6 kg 
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: D.Bölter

 

 

 

 

Gauss

principle  stepped drum disk

capacity 

 6 (w/o cr) x 10 (w/o tc) x 10

input  sliders
prod. years  1905 - 1925
mach. built  
features

 subtraction by use of complement numbers

dimensions  diameter 12.5, height 10 cm
weight  2.6 kg with base, 850 g without
known s/n  12
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

                                                                rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen to open the pdf document, click on the picture   

 

 

 

Mercedes

further development of the Gauss, constructer: Ch.Hamann

principle  complement stepped drum disk

capacity 

 6  x 10  x 10

input  sliders
prod. years  from 1906
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  diameter 15, height 12.5 cm
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                source: ©Tekniska museet, Stockholm

 

 

 

Gauss 4

prototype, constructer: Ch.Hamann, owner:  "Museum in der Beschussanstalt" in Zella-Mehlis 

literature: Detlev Bölter: Die Rechenmaschine "Gauss 4"

 

principle   stepped plate

capacity 

 7 (w/o cr)  x 8 (w/o tc)  x 15 (tc up to 8th position)

input  sliders
prod. years  ca. 1904
mach. built  1
features

 

dimensions  41 x 22 x 14 cm
weight  10 kg
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                        source: D.Bölter

 

 

 

 

 

Chateau (1905)

Martin (US), page 164

Martin (Dtsch), page 174

 

"This pinwheel machine is manufactured in Foncine-le-Haunt (Jura); the owners of the factory are the Chateau Brothers, Paris. It became better known under the name Dactyle, which it received from the selling agent. It differs very little from the Original Odhner. "

Chateaux brothers originally started selling Brunsviga machines in France. Later they started their own manufacturing. Chateau was also sold in Great Britain under the name Muldivo.

 

some machines carry the label Unis which stands for "Union Nationale Inter Syndicale", a kind of quality certificate, comparable to "Made in Germany".

 

Chateau

principle  pin wheel for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
capacity 

 7 (w/o cr) x   6 (w/o tc) x 10

 9 (w/o cr) x   8 (w/o tc) x 13

 9 (w/o cr) x 10 (w/o tc) x 18

 10 (w/o cr) x 12 (w/o tc) x 22

input  cursors, rotating
prod. years  ca. 1905
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  6,811, 9,026, 11,901, 13,425, 480,503
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                           source: W.Szrek

 

 

 

Dactyle

principle  pin wheel for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 
capacity 

 7 (w/o cr) x   6 (w/o tc) x 10

 9 (w/o cr) x   8 (w/o tc) x 13

 9 (w/o cr) x 10 (w/o tc) x 18

input  cursors, rotating
prod. years  
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  low:    1,103
 high: 10,413
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

source: T.Hampel

 

 

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen user manual for the Dactyle (in French , 4 MB), source:  Christopher Mery

 

 

 

Bri-Cal (1905 ?)

Martin (US), page 164 - 165

Martin (Dtsch), page 174 - 175

 

"This is a product of British Calculators Limited of Belfast Road, Stoke Newington. London N. This firm, as is generally known, produced and sold the Cosmos, but apparently no longer exists. The Bri-Cal is a small adding machine with automatic tens-carry. "

 

Literature and links:

Rich Register: BriCal for Compound Addition - Money Calculating Machine

 

 

principle  adding disk

capacity 

  

input  stylus
production years  
machines built  
features

 different models

 
known s/n  
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

 

 

 

principle  adding disk

capacity 

  

input  stylus
production years  
machines built  
features

 

 
known s/n  
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                    permission granted

 

 

 

X x X (1906)

Martin (US), page 165 - 166

Martin (Dtsch), page 175 - 177

 

"A stepped drum machine of A.-G. vorm. Seidel and Naumann of Dresden. Since 1919 the manufacturing rights have been the property of the Presto Bureaumaschinenbau G.m.b.H"

 

principle  stepped drum

capacity 

 9 (w cr)  x 8 (w/o tc)  x 13

 also 9 x 9 x 16 and 11 x 11 x 20

input  sliders
prod. years  from 1906
mach. built  
features

 item counter in result register digits 11-13 (before 1915)

dimensions  50 x 20 x 14 cm
weight  11 kg
known s/n  741, 1.102, 1.173, 1.451
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Antikma Auktionen - Rainer Rzepka

 

 

 

 

principle  stepped drum

capacity 

 9 (w cr)  x 8 (w/o tc)  x 13

input  full keyboard
prod. years  
mach. built  
features

 carriage in front of keyboard

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  285, 391
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: G.Lausen

 

 

 

 

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 10 (w cr)  x 9 (w/o tc)  x 16

input  full keyboard
prod. years  1910
mach. built  
features

 with printer

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

 

 

Goldschmidt (1906)

Martin (US), page 168

Martin (Dtsch), page 179

 

"J. Goldschmidt, Paris, manufactured a stepped drum machine under this name. The manufacturer has moved away, and no other details regarding the machine could be ascertained."

Current knowledge indicates, that Goldschmidt sold Brunsviga machines under their own label and replaced the top cover with their own design.

(Martin's information about Goldschmidt being a stepped drum machine is wrong, actually these are pinwheel machines)

 

principle  pin wheel

capacity   9 x 8 x 13
input  cursors, rotating
production years
machines built  
features  
   
known s/n  6.280, 6.523
   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                                       source: W.Szrek

 

 

 

Contostyle (1906)

Martin (US), pages 184

Martin (Dtsch), page 195

 

 

"Designer: Henry Goldman of Chicago. The machine was also called Arithstyle and was manufactured by Gesellschaft fur Maschinenbau und elektrische Neuheiten G.m.b.H., Berlin, and sold by Henry Goldman of Berlin. "

Also produced  and marketed as "Goldman's Arithmachine" by The International Arithmachine Co., Chicago (USA)

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen   US patent 617 094 Jan. 3, 1899, Henry Goldmann Calculating Machine

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen   US patent 624 788 May 9, 1899, Henry Goldmann Calculating Machine

 

principle  chain adder

capacity   6 or 9
production years 1899 - ???
machines built  ????
features  
s/n   1.760
   
   
   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                                     source: W.Szrek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRIA (1906)

Martin (US), pages 184 - 186

Martin (Dtsch), pages 195 - 196

 

"This is a stepped drum machine similar to that described in the introduction. Manufacturers: Rechenmaschinenwerk "Austria" Herzstark and Company, of Vienna."

Note: Samuel J. Herzstark was the father of Curt Hertzstark, the inventor of the famous Curta calculator.

 

principle  stepped drum

capacity   6 x 7 x 12, diff. capacity available
production years  ca. 1908
machines built  ????
features  
s/n   ca. 400 - 550
   
   
   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: S.Gutmann

 

 

 

Austria model III, IV, V

principle  stepped drum

capacity   9 x 9 x 18 (see below)
production years  ca. 1910 - 1914
machines built  ????
features  models differentiate only in capacity

electrical operation and other options available

   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: J.Goldman

 

 

 

 

Austria Zwillingsmodell

principle  stepped drum

capacity 

  7 x 7 x 12

input  sliders
production years  ca. 1910
machines built  
features

 derived from Austria III

 double carriage

 
known s/n  530 - 1.000
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: H.Brauer

 

 

 

 

Austria Lilliput

similar to Peerless Baby

between 1923 and 1937 Austria received "raw" machines from M.Bäuerle and used them in their products.

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 9 (w cr) x 8 (w/o) x 12

input  sliders / full keyboard
prod. years  ca. 1925
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  ca. 5.200 - 6.600
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: J.Goldman

 

 

 

 

Austria Lilliput, double lineal

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 9 (w cr) x 8 (w/o) x (13 + 13)

input  sliders
prod. years  ca. 1925
mach. built  
features

 2nd result register

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  6,586
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
       source: philchanson

 

 

 

 

SUMMUS (1906)

not mentioned in Martin

Addingdisk, designer M.Eckelmann, patent no 180934, 11.2.1906

 

Literature and links:

Jörg Thien: Rechenscheibe Summus, Historische Bürowelt 65, page 15, 2003 (IFHB)

 

principle  ????????

capacity   ????????
production years  1906 - ????
machines built  ????
features  
 
   
   
   
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                                        source: S.Johnson

 

 

 

Shires Multaddiv (1906)

 

Manufacturer: The Shires Multaddiv Machine Company (USA)

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 8 (w cr)  x  9 (w/o tc)  x 16

input  sliders
prod. years  1906
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  60 x 25 x 18 cm
weight  
known s/n  400
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Eduardo Guillem

 

Mercedes Plus (1907)

not mentioned in Martin

Adding machine invented by Christel Hamann, German Patent no 210524, 30 October, 1907

 

 

Manufacturer: Mercedes Büromaschinen

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 8 (w cr)  x  9 (w/o tc)  x 16

input  Keyboard
prod. years  ?-1911
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  25 x 9.5 x 19.5 cm
weight  
known s/n  1125
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: D. Schwabe

 

 

 

 

ADSUMUDI (1907)

Martin (US), pages 186 - 188

Martin (Dtsch), pages 196 - 199

 

"Designer: Alois Salcher of Innsbruck. Manufacturer: Uhrenfabrik C. Werner, Villingen in Baden. The factory is no longer in existence (1925), and production of the machine was discontinued about 1908."

 

Literature and links:

Typewriter Museum

Rechnerlexikon

 

principle  double tooth rack

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 10 (w cr)  x   x 10

input  sliders
prod. years  1907 - 1908
mach. built  
features

 multiplication and division by means of an added carriage

dimensions  38 x 26 x 9 cm
weight  13 kg
known s/n  1511, 1572, 1580, 1609, 1836
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                        © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

 

 

Heureka (1907)

Martin (US), pages 188

Martin (Dtsch), pages 199

 

"This is an adding machine with only nine keys but ten places in the result mechanism. It was manufactured and sold by the A.G. for the technical industry in Zurich. "

 

early keyboard layout is

 

1 2 3 4 5

  6 7 8 9

 

later keyboard layout is

 

1 2 3 4 5

  9 8 7 6

 

 

 

principle  proportional levers

capacity 

 x   x 10

input  9 keyboard
prod. years  from 1907
mach. built  
features

 1 species column adder

dimensions  21 x 24 x 13 cm
weight  5 kg
known s/n  518, 537, 542, 592
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      permission granted

 

 

 

 

Ensign (1907)

Martin (US), pages 189 - 191

Martin (Dtsch), pages 200 - 202

 

 

"This is a highly developed, electrically driven adding and subtracting machine particularly suited for multiplication, and in this respect it exceeds many other American machines."

"Manufacturer: The Ensign Company, Brighton District, Boston, Massachusetts. This machine has not, up to now, been introduced into Europe. The designer is Emory A. Ensign of Boston."

 

models:

54 : 5 x 4 x 9

75 : 7 x 5 x 12

97 (or 90) : 9 x 7 x 16

 

principle  

 for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 see above

input  full keyboard
prod. years  from 1907
mach. built  
features

 mult/div keys, semi-autom. division, electric

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  220
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Thomas A. Russo

 

 

 

 

 

 

last updated: 01-Jan-13