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Thales (1911)

Martin (Dtsch), pages 271 - 272 & 455 - 456

"The Thales is a well-established calculating machine with pinwheel gears that has been produced in four models. The manufacturer is the Thaleswerk, Rechenmaschinen-Spezialfabrik G.m.b.H. in Rastatt (Baden), (formerly Landau in Pfalz). "

Designer: Emil Schubert

(91 kB) table of Thales and Schubert machines

Reese, Martin: Emil Schubert: Firmengründer und Konstrukteur der "Thales"- und "Schubert"- Sprossenradmaschinen. see below

Literature and links:

Reese, Martin: Emil Schubert: Firmengründer und Konstrukteur der "Thales"- und "Schubert"- Sprossenradmaschinen.

part 1: Historische Bürowelt Nr. 56, 2000, S. 13-22. (IFHB)

part 2: Historische Bürowelt Nr. 57, 2000, S. 9-16. (IFHB)

part 3: Historische Bürowelt Nr. 58, 2000, S. 10-15. (IFHB)

Martin Reese "Neue Blicke auf alte Maschinen" (page 69 ff.) (IFHB)

Note: Thales machines were marketed under the label Muldivo mainly in Great Britain

A Thales catalog from 1939 in Polish:

source: W.Szrek for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

Model A (1.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1912 - 1924
	mach. built
	features	spring-loaded carriage
	dimensions	24 x 12 x 9 cm
	weight	4 kg
	known s/n	1 - 15,000

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: W.Szrek

Model A (2.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1920
	mach. built
	features	spring-loaded carriage
	dimensions	31 x 13 x 10 cm
	weight	3.6 kg
	known s/n	19,786

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Model A (3.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1930 - 1940
	mach. built
	features	spring-loaded carriage
	dimensions	34 x 15 x 13 cm
	weight	5.4 kg
	known s/n	74 919

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: H.Kremer

Model AE (2.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1920 - 1930
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions	32 x 14 x 12 cm
	weight	5 kg
	known s/n	14,308, 28,062

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Model AE (3.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca.1930 - 1940
	mach. built
	features	clearance with gear box
	dimensions	34 x 15 x 15 cm
	weight	6 kg
	known s/n	low 48,673, high 68,078

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: H.Schneemann

Richmond

identical to Thales A / AE, distributed mainly in France

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity
	input
	prod. years
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	19.982

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

Olympia AE

identical to Thales AE

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity
	input
	prod. years
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	58.916

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

Model AR (3.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years
	mach. built
	features	back transfer
	dimensions	29 x 15 x 15 cm
	weight
	known s/n	69.421, 74.606

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: F.Haeghens

Model B (1.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 10 (w/o tc) x 18
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	from 1913
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions	29 x 12 x 10 cm
	weight
	known s/n	3.183, 6.829, 12.568

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: W.Szrek

Ebstein-Frères

identical to Thales B, distributed mainly in France by Ebstein

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity
	input
	prod. years
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	9.091

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

Model C (1.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1919
	mach. built	ca. 6000
	features	autom. switch of the counter reg. for division, spring-loaded carriage
	dimensions	28 x 13 x 10 cm
	weight	4.6 kg
	known s/n	low: 5,999
		high: 7,967
		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

Model C (2.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1923
	mach. built
	features	as C(1), clearance with cranks
	dimensions	30 x 13 x 10 cm
	weight	4.6 kg
	known s/n	13,557

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Model CE (2.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1925
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions	31 x 14 x 12 cm
	weight	5.7 kg
	known s/n	15,813, 22,546, 22.620

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source: F.Meyer

Model CE (3.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca.1930 - 1940
	mach. built
	features	clearance with gear box
	dimensions	34 x 14 x 14 cm
	weight	6.2 kg
	known s/n	34,859, 50,494

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source: D.Boelter

Model CER (3.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1938 - 1948
	mach. built
	features	back transfer
	dimensions	34 x 14 x 14 cm
	weight	6 kg
	known s/n	32,048 , 69,924

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: S.Wolff

Model CER (4.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca.1952 - 1965
	mach. built
	features	back transfer
	dimensions	32 x 16 x 14 cm
	weight	6 kg
	known s/n	83.439, ...., 117.552

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: F.Haeghens

Model CER/D (4.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	around 1955
	mach. built	only 10 ?
	features	back transfer integrated printer one-hand carriage movement
	dimensions	32 x 15.5 x 25 cm
	weight	7.5 kg
	known s/n	155.215

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

Model D (1.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	12 (w/o cr) x 10 (w tc) x 18
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1923
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight	9 kg
	known s/n	12.039, 12.744

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source: V.Monnier

Model DER/S (4.)

model CER/S is identical to DER/S but with a capacity of 10 x 8 x 13

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	12 (w cr) x 10 (w tc) x 18
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	around 1960
	mach. built
	features	back transfer add.storage register 19 (w tc)
	dimensions	40 x 23 x 19 cm
	weight	13 kg
	known s/n	around 150.000

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Model GEO (1.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	2x9 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 2x13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1930 - 1940
	mach. built
	features	carriage can be moved over the whole distance; special for survey work
	dimensions	36 x 19 x 16 cm
	weight	14.4 kg
	known s/n	30,829, 45,542, 60.509

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source: E.Kniesel

Model GEO/R (2.)

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	2 x (9 (w cr) x 8 (w tc) x 13)
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1950 - 1960
	mach. built
	features	carriage can be moved over the whole distance; special for survey work; back transfer
	dimensions	36 x 19 x 16 cm
	weight	15 kg