Calculator - (SOLO) and Slipcover
Maker and role
Solo Counters, Distributor
Production date
Circa 1950s
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.108
Maker
Description
-1 Grey coloured plastic calculator from the 1950s. This is a small calculator with a row of 7 toothed wheels on the front panel. On the left there is a row of numbers in red starting from the top, 1 to 9 on the left of the wheel. On the right of the wheel the numbers are marked from 9 to 1 in white. The 2 toothed wheels on the left and right are in blue, with the 3 in the centre a creamish colour. The numbers marked in red have the No.5 missing. Instead, there is a window with movable numbers which are flicked either up or down with the help of the teeth on the wheels. On the left side of the calculator is a red arrow going towards the negative and a white arrow going towards the positive. On the right side of the calculator is a light blue coloured reset lever which, when pressed down, brings all the numbers in the centre row back to zero. There is a SOLO nameplate on the front. The calculator sits on 4 round rubber stops which act as feet. On the bottom, can be seen the distributor'
Marks
SOLO Maker's Plate
MADE IN JAPAN 88 Embossed
Solo Counters/ 376 Great South Road/ Grey Lynn./ Auckland. 2. Label
MADE IN JAPAN 88 Embossed
Solo Counters/ 376 Great South Road/ Grey Lynn./ Auckland. 2. Label
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Solo Counters. Circa 1950s. Calculator - (SOLO) and Slipcover, 2005.108. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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