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In The Hand
Addiator
Addmaster
Arithma
Decimeter
Exactus
Reckoner
On The Desk
Addipresto
Bri Cal
Brunsviga
Contex A
Contex B
Olivetti 15 £sd
Olivetti 20 £sd
Olivetti Decimal
Plus
Victor
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  In The Hand
Addiator
Addiator
Addmaster Junior
Addmaster
ArithmaSterling
Arithma
Decimeter
Exactus
Ready Reckoner
Reckoner
 
  On The Desk
Addipresto
Addipresto
Bri Cal
Bri Cal
Brunsviga
Brunsviga
Contex A
Contex A
Contex B
Contex B
Olivetti (£sd)
Olivetti 15 £sd
 
Olivetti (£sd)
Olivetti 20 £sd
Olivetti (Decimal)
Olivetti Decimal
Plus
Plus
Plus
Victor
 
  Contents
In The Hand
Addiator A hand-held or desktop calculator for adding and sutracting in old sterling.
Addmaster A hand-held calculator for adding and sutracting in old sterling.
Arithma A hand-held calculator for adding and sutracting in old sterling.
Decimeter A converter between old and new sterling currencies.
Exactus A hand-held calculator for adding and sutracting in old sterling.
Reckoner A ready reckoner for old sterling.
On The Desk
Addipresto A desktop calculator for adding in old sterling.
An early desktop calculator for adding in old sterling.
A desktop calculator for adding and subtracting in old sterling.
Contex A A desktop calculator for adding in old sterling.
Contex B A more modern looking desktop calculator for adding in old sterling.
Olivetti 15 £sd An early desktop add-lister for adding and subtracting in old sterling.
Olivetti 20 £sd A desktop add-lister for adding and subtracting in old sterling, convertible to decimal.
Olivetti Decimal A desktop add-lister for adding and subtracting in new sterling.
Plus A computator style adding machine for old sterling.
Victor A desktop add-lister for adding and subtracting in old sterling.
Adding machines were around for a long time in the days before electronic calculators.
Adding up in the old UK currency of pounds, shillings and pence required special adaptations.
Of course you could use a ready reckoner and look the answer up in the tables or there was always pencil and paper . . . .
To see my Commodore electronic calculators, click here.   First Item >>
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