Accession No
4529.182A
Brief Description
HP-35 electronic pocket calculator, in case, by Hewlett-Packard, American, 1975
Origin
United States of America
Maker
Hewlett-Packard
Class
calculating; computer technology
Earliest Date
1975
Latest Date
1975
Inscription Date
Material
plastic; leather
Dimensions
Length 158mm; width 91mm; thickness 41mm
Special Collection
Francis Hookham Collection of Hand Held Electronic Calculators
Provenance
Donated by Francis Hookham in 1987. Donated to Francis Hookham on 13/04/1981 by individual from Peter Dann & Partners.
Inscription
[Hewlett Packard logo] “HEWLETT.PACKARD” (front of calculator, bottom)
[Hewlett Packard logo] (front of case, top)
Description Notes
Black plastic Hewlett Packard HP-35 in black leather case, with white number keys, blue and black function keys and a black on/off switch at front top left.
10-digit, plus 2-digit exponent (plus a further digit for sign and error indication), red LED display.
Rear panel has ‘Instructions’. Inside battery cover is sticker with battery details.
Case has velcro fastening at top.
Keys are short-travel, well weighted although a little heavy to the touch, make a deep, loud, clear click upon depression, and bounce back well (S Davis 28/6/2007).
References
Events
Description
This is HP’s first pocket calculator and the world’s first pocket scientific calculator, capable of transcendental functions like logarithms and square roots. It was called the HP-35 as it had 35 keys.
Four versions of the HP-35 were produced. It was first made in 1972 and sold for $395, with the retail price halving by the time the model was discontinued in 1975. The calculator was required to remain undamaged after being dropped from a height of 3 feet onto concrete on each of its corners. The calculator’s sloped sides were designed to make it look less thick and bulky, as the bottom edges were less visible.
01/12/2004
Created by: Ruth Horry on 01/12/2004
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