Dux (1910)

manufacturer: Forum Schmidt, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

principle  chain adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 7 or 9

input  stylus
prod. years  1910
mach. built  
features  
dimensions  11.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm
weight  1 kg
known s/n  1.753, 8.053
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: P.Dörr

 

 

 

Columbus (1910)

manufacturer: Klein & Setter, Stuttgart, Germany

 

Literature & links

Historische Bürowelt, Ausgabe 37, page 5, IFHB

Historische Bürowelt, Ausgabe 38, page 5, IFHB

 

principle  toothed bar

capacity 

 8

input  cursors
prod. years  1910
mach. built  
features  two species
dimensions  29 x 23 x 5 cm
weight  3 kg
known s/n  1.028
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: kunsthaus-adlerstrasse

 

 

 

Triumph (1910)

Martin (US), page 225 - 226

Martin (Dtsch), page 240

 

 

"The Triumph is a smaIl adding machine.

Manufacturer: Triumph Precision Machine Co., 74 Wall St., New York."

 

principle  chain adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 8

input  finger pads
prod. years  1910
mach. built  
features  one species; also with 10 or 12 digits capacity; also versions for non-decimal numbers
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  1.057
price  $50 - 80
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
   

 source: Gnangarra

 

 

 

Addall (1910)

Martin (US), page 227

Martin (Dtsch), page 242

 

"This is a single-row adding machine from the Addall Company, Temple Courts, Temple Row, Birmingham. This machine disappeared from the market a number of years ago."

Note: the correct name is Adall or Adal

 

 

principle  disk adder

capacity   
input  
production years  ???
machines built   ???
features  
 
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: A.Pohl

 

 

 

 

Kollektor (1910)

Martin (US), page 227 - 231

Martin (Dtsch), page 242 - 248

 

"This small machine was brought out by the Württembergische Uhrenfahrik Bürk Söhne in Schwenningen on the Neckar. It never gained a really wide distribution and today is no longer being manufactured."

 

principle  column adder, gear

capacity 

 10

input  4 drums
prod. years  1910
mach. built  
features  two species
dimensions  13 x 14 x 11 cm
weight  2 kg
known s/n  41, 102
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

 

 

Optima (1910)

manufacturer or distributor: Albert Hauff, Berlin-Halensee

principle  circular adder

capacity 

 4

input  stylus
prod. years  1910 ?
mach. built  
features  two species
dimensions  20 cm diameter
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: W.Szrek

 

 

 

double-disk model

principle  circular adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 2 x 4

input  stylus
prod. years  1910 ?
mach. built  
features  two species
dimensions  20 cm diameter
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: © Peter K. Frei

 

 

 

Autarith  (1910)  

Martin (US), pages 237 - 238

Martin (Dtsch), pages 255

 

"Designer: Alexander Rechnitzer of Vienna. Manufacturer: the Autarit Company, Ltd., of Vienna 1, Fuehrichgasse No. 10.

Production has been discontinued since the beginning of the war; the firm is no longer in existence.

This is a stepped drum machine, with motor drive for completely automatic multiplication and division."

note: there are indications that some machines were manufactured by Keuffel & Esser, New York, USA

Literature & links

Chase, George C.: History of Mechanical Computing Machinery, page 213

principle  pin wheel

or bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 8 x 9

input  sliders
prod. years  1902 ?
mach. built  
features  electric, autom. multiplication and division
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Techn.Museum Wien; photo: W.Szrek

 

 

 

 

Midget  (1910)  

Martin (US), pages 238

Martin (Dtsch), pages 256

 

 

"Manufacturer: Midget Sales Company, 60 Van Buren St., Brooklyn. The machine is only used for addition. "

 

 

principle  ???

capacity   9
input  stylus
production years  1910 - ???
machines built   ???
features  
 
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

S. & N.  (1910)  also known as SUN

Martin (US), pages 238 - 240

Martin (Dtsch), pages 256 - 257

 

"This is a small adding machine with chain drive and stylus entry produced by Seidel and Naumann, Dresden. There are a number of models in production:

nine and thirteen-place machines, 

a debit and credit machine (always with two six-place calculating mechanisms and seven-place result mechanisms),

and three models for English currency."

 

principle  chain adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity   see above
input  stylus
production years  ???
machines built   ???
features  
 
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: W.Szrek

 

 

 

Barrett (1910)

Martin (US), pages 240 - 243

Martin (Dtsch), pages 257 - 261 & 397

 

"Designer: Glen G. Barrett. Manufacturer: originally the Barrett Adding Machine Company, 142 Court St., Grand Rapids; since January 1 , 1922, Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Philadelphia."

 

Literature & links

Computermuseum Groningen

Uni Greifswald

Office museum

 

 

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

 

 

Barrett 82A

principle  toothed bar

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 

input  10 key keyboard
prod. years  from 1930
mach. built  
features
dimensions  23 x 13 x 12 cm
weight  4 kg
known s/n  A1886, A4618
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: A.Jeanroy

 

 

Barrett B9

principle  toothed bar

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 9 x x 9

input  10 key keyboard
prod. years  from 1938
mach. built  
features
dimensions  22 x 14 x 12 cm
weight  3,5 kg
known s/n  11.632
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: HJ.Denker

 

 

 

Graber (1911)

manufacturer: Graber Calculating Machines Co., New York, N.Y.

 

principle  column adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 3

input  cursors
prod. years  1911
mach. built  
features  1 species
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

 

 

 

 

Tourtel (1911)

Martin (US), pages 252 - 253

Martin (Dtsch), pages 270 - 271

 

"The Tourtel is a printing adding machine with setting levers just like the pin-wheel machines. It is equipped only for English currency. The lever on the right side of the machine is marked F (farthings), followed by D (pence), I (shilling), and finally 10 (shillings). The remaining three levers are for pounds - the machine is thus capable of adding up to £999. 

The designer is John Mesny Tourtel, London. and the manufacturer is The Tourtel Adding Machine Syndicate, Ltd.. 57 Chiswell Street, London E.C. "

 

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 7 or 8

input  cursors
prod. years  1911
mach. built  
features  1 species, printer
dimensions  
weight  5.5 kg
known s/n  1.240
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

 

Calculator (1911)

Martin (US), pages 255

Martin (Dtsch), page 273 - 274

 

 

"This pinwheel machine is manufactured by Joseph Köpfer und Söhne G.m.b.H. in Furtwangen (Baden) and is distributed without any special advertising. The locking device on the machine has been patented - it prevents the crank from being turned before it is in the correct position and also prevents the machine from being damaged by incorrect handling."

 

principle  pin wheel

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13

input  cursors, rotating
prod. years  1911 - 1912
mach. built  
features  
dimensions  37 x 19 x 13 cm
weight  10 kg
known s/n  115
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

                                                                                    source: Rechnersammlung an der Hochschule Furtwangen University ( HFU)

 

 

 

 

Sirius (1912)

Martin (US), pages 255 - 256

Martin (Dtsch), page 274

 

"This machine was brought onto the market by Sirius-Werk, Wilhelm Keil in Nördlingen. It is shaped like a cash register with vertically positioned calculating gears. In place of the setting windows, the calculating gears have handles with knobs by means of which data entry can be carried out manually. The machine had nine places and cost 150 marks, but it has now disappeared from the market."

 

Literature & links

Günter Pschibl: Auf der Spur der Siriuswerke, Historische Bürowelt, Ausgabe 63, page 3 - 5, IFHB

 

principle  gears

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 various

input  cursors
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features  
dimensions  25.5 x 18.5 x 16.5
weight  3.3 kg
known s/n  34
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

 

 

 

Sanders (1912)

Martin (US), pages 263 - 266

Martin (Dtsch), pages 284 - 286

 

"Designer: Roberto Taeggi Piscielli in Naples. Manufacturer: Société Industrielle des Téléphones, of Paris. Sales agency: S. A. des Anciennes Establisements Nico Sanders, Paris.

Originally the machine bore the name L'Eclair. It has a remarkable pinwheel construction with electric drive."

 

principle  pin wheel

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 12 (w cr) x 7 x 12

input  cursors, non-rotating
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features  2nd result register (13), 2nd counter register (2), stop division, electric
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  1.292
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: V.Monnier

 

 

 

 

 

principle  pin wheel

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity   9 x 7 x 12
input  cursors, non-rotating
prod. years   1912 - 1929
mach. built   
features  2nd result register (13), 2nd counter register (2), stop division, electric
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  6.555, 18.350
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
       source: V.Monnier

 

 

 

 

Procento (1912)

Martin (US), page 267

Martin (Dtsch), page 287

 

"The firm Procento, Ungarische Rechen-und Schreibmaschinenfabnk A-G in Kassa, used this name for both a stepped drum machine without any special features and a pinwheel machine as represented in figure 230. The latter was designed especially for calculating interest, but further details are unavailable. Today, the business carries the firm name Laplace Rechenmaschinenwerke und elektrische Uhrenfabrik, Inh. Victor Bernovits, Komenskeho ustav, Kosice, Czechoslovakia.

 

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 7 x 13 x 12

input  sliders
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features  
dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      © 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

 

 

 

note: the Rema machine in front of the Procento is used for further calculations with the Procento results; there is no mechanical connection between the two machines.

principle  ?

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 

input  sliders
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features

 replaces interest tables 

 capacity: 4-8%, 0-4 months

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: ©Tekniska museet, Stockholm

 

 

 

Preciosa 

principle  pin wheel

capacity 

 9 (w/o cr) x 8 ( w/o tc) x 13

input  cursors, rotating
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  24 x 13 x 9 cm
weight  5 kg
known s/n  2,318
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: HJ.Denker

 

 

 

 

Austin (1912)

Martin (US), pages 267 - 268

Martin (Dtsch), pages 288

 

"This is a nonprinting ten-key adding machine of the Austin Adding Machine Corporation, 927 Linden Avenue, Baltimore."

 

principle  

capacity 

 10

input  10 key keyboard
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  18 kg
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

 

 

 

 

Teetzmann (1912)

Martin (US), pages 268 - 269

Martin (Dtsch), pages 288 - 289

 

 

 

"The Teetzmann machine is distinguished from other pinwheel machines largely by the fact that it has nine setting levers and control windows in front of the carriage. It is possible to operate the setting levers with the left hand only, while the right hand remains on the crank. 

The machine is 20 cm long and 17 cm high. While there are only a few of these machines in Germany. a large number of them have been supplied from Manchester in England, and overseas under the name of Colts Calculator.

Manufacturer: Teetzmann and Company, G.m.b.H, Charlottenburg. Frauenhofer Strasse 18/19. In July 1915, this firm went into liquidation and the machine is no longer being manufactured."

 

principle  pin wheel

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 9 x 8 x 15

input  sliders
prod. years  1912 - 1915
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  41 x 29 x 17 cm
weight  
known s/n  687
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   

 

 

 

Burroughs Calculator (1912)

Martin (US), pages 269 - 270

Martin (Dtsch), pages 289 - 290 & 401

 

"The Burroughs Calculator closely resembles the Comptometer described earlier. It is a calculating machine in which the keys directly operate the calculating mechanism, which is underneath the keyboard, so that neither crank nor electric drive is necessary.  

The machine is only available in seven-place or thirteen-place versions; both models have an extra place in the result mechanism. There are special models available for fractions and English currency.

Manufacturer: Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Detroit."

see  Burroughs class 5

 

 

 

Conto (1912)

Martin (US), pages 270

Martin (Dtsch), pages 290 - 291

 

"Manufacturer: Carl Landolt, Thalwil near Zürich. This is a cogged disk adding machine.

This machine is available with six, eight, ten, or eleven places and for English currency with either nine or ten places."

 

principle  cogged disk

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 see above

input  indicator
prod. years  1912 - ????
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: R.Trapp

 

 

 

Conto model B

principle  cogged disk

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 see above

input  indicator
prod. years  1912 - ????
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  34 x 5.5 cm
weight  1.7 kg
known s/n  1.302
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: gabytienda

 

 

 

Conto model C

principle  cogged disk

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 see above

input  indicator
prod. years  1912 - ????
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  2.129, 6.518
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: klippklapp2005

 

 

 

 

Beaucourt (1912)

inventor: Edmond Beaucourt, Lyon, France

 

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen French patent 141.208 from 1881

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen   Swiss patent 62.168 from 1912

 

principle  column adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 

input  number dial
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source:  W.Szrek

 

 

 

Trick (1912)

Mercedes Bureaumaschinenwerke, Zella-Mehlis; Inventor: C.Hamann

principle   slide adder

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 various

input  stylus
prod. years  1912
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  15 x 8 x 0,5 cm
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source:  W.Szrek

 

 

 

Baum (1913)

Martin (US), pages 271 - 274

Martin (Dtsch), pages 292 - 294

 

"In appearance this machine resembles the Pebalia, but it is of a fundamentally new design and new patent. It was brought onto the market by Michel Baum, Hohenzollern Strasse 54, Munich."

 

principle  adding lineal

capacity 

  7 x  x 7 or 8 x  x 8 

input  stylus
production years  1913 - 1920
machines built  5.000
features  
 
known s/n  
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: W.Szrek

 

rechts klicken zum kopieren, links zum öffnen (1.4 MB) user manual (in German)

 

 

 

Record (1913)

Martin (US), pages 274 - 276

Martin (Dtsch), pages 295 - 296

 

"Designer: Hugo Cordt, of Nordenham. The first machines were sold under the name Tasten-Universal Rechenmaschine and manufactured, at that time by the Nordenhammer Rechenmaschinen A.G. in Oldenburg. The original machine is shown in figure 238. In 1914 the production was taken over by the Rechenmaschinen Fabrik, H. Ohlmann & Company of Oldenburg, which then moved it, in the same year, to Berlin SO 16 Kopenicker Strasse 72. At present the sole manufacturer, and owner of the patents, is Karl Lindstrom. A. G. of Berlin SO 33 Schlesische Strasse 26."

 

principle  stepped drum

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 9 x 8 x 13

input  full keyboard
prod. years  1913 - ????
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  746, 6087, 6267, 6621, 6897
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: H.Patterson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argos (1913)

Martin (US), pages 276

Martin (Dtsch), pages 297

 

"This is a small adding machine with chain setting. The manufacturer was Gesellschaft fur Präzionstechnik G.m.b.H, Aite Jakob Strasse 20, Berlin SW 68. It was sold principally in Germany and, to a lesser extent, in France."

 

principle  chain adder

capacity 

 9

input  stylus
production years  1913 - 1914?
machines built  
features  
 
known s/n  20.279
 
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: 1001pc

 

 

 

Klaczko (1913)

Martin (US), pages 277 - 278

Martin (Dtsch), pages 297 - 298

 

 

"the designer of this machine is Max Klaczko, Riga, Scheunenstr. 19."

principle  tooth bars

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 9 x x 9

input  finger pads
prod. years  1913 - ......
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: V.Monnier

 

 

 

American (1913)

Martin (US), pages 278 - 279

Martin (Dtsch), pages 298 - 300

 

 

"This machine was originally manufactured by the American Can Company in Chicago, which began production of the printing model on May 1, 1922. The nonprinting model is now distributed by the American Adding Company, 35 South Dearborn St., Chicago. This machine was introduced into all the most important European countries in 1914."

 

model 0

 

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 7 x x 7

input  finger pads
prod. years  1913 - 1928
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  12.926
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Thomas A. Russo

 

 

 

model 4

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture 

capacity 

 7 x x 8

input  finger pads
prod. years  1913 - 1928
mach. built  
features

 integrated printer

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

 

 

model 5

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture  

capacity 

 7 x x 8

input  finger pads
prod. years  1913 - 1928
mach. built  
features

 

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

 

 

 

 

Federal (1913)

Martin (US), pages 279 - 280

Martin (Dtsch), pages 300 - 301

 

"This machine came on the market in 1913, but at that time it was under the name White. Its designer was also the builder of the Wales machine of the time. The original manufacturer was the White Adding Machine Company in New Haven, Conn., but later the patent went to the Federal Adding Machine Company Inc., 33 East 21st Street, New York. They looked after the retail side themselves, but let the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Conn. manufacture the machine.

It is a full-keyboard adding and subtracting machine with self-correcting keys that are colored in groups. Subtraction and division are carried out with the aid of complementary digits, which are not, however, inscribed on the keys. Correcting, total. subtotal, nonaddition, and nonprinting keys are all found on the left and a repeat key is on the right of the keyboard. The subtotal key also serves as the correcting key. "

 

principle  

capacity 

 

input  full keyboard
prod. years  1913
mach. built  
features

 

dimensions  
weight  
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: M.Williams

 

 

 

Phönix (1914)

Martin (US), pages 284 - 286

Martin (Dtsch), pages 306 - 307

 

 

"This is an eight-place, nonprinting, full-keyboard adding machine. The values entered can be checked for accuracy in the windows under the keyboard be-fore they are transferred into the result mechanism.

Subtraction and division are carried out with the aid of complementary digits. In order to save counting the number of turns of the crank during multiplication and division, the machine is equipped with a counter, on the left of the keyboard, that releases the pressed keys after the crank has been turned the required number of times. After this release the machine stops accumulating, even if the crank continues to be turned.

Manufacturer: Phönix Bureaumaschinenwerke, Robert Laupitz, Radebeul."

 

 

principle  

for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

capacity 

 8 x 1 x 9

input  full keyboard
prod. years  1914
mach. built  
features

 1 spezies

dimensions  26 x 32 x 16 cm
weight  10 kg
known s/n  
    
for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture   
      source: Ch.Rupf

 

 

 

last updated: 05-Dez-13