Accession No

5970

Brief Description

Palmtronic LE-10 portable calculator, used by Brian Harland during the surveys of Svalbard between 1949 and 1993, by Canon Inc., Japanese, 1972

Origin

Japan

Maker

Canon Inc.

Class

calculating

Earliest Date

1972

Latest Date

1972

Inscription Date

Material

metal (aluminium, steel); plastic; paper

Dimensions

length 142 mm; width 77 mm; depth 30 mm

Special Collection

Brian Harland collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 31/07/2003.

Inscription

'Canon Palmtronic LE-10' (below calculator keyboard)
'Canon (label on underside of calculator)
PALMTRONIC LE-10
D.C. 6V 2.3W
D.C. 4.8V 1.4W
USE EXCLUSIVELY
CANON PALMTRONIC CHARGER
CANON INC. JAPAN
C.S.E. NO. 122280' [C.S.E. is scratched onto label]

Description Notes

Palmtronic LE-10 portable calculator by Canon; Japan; 1972

Brown and silver calculator in black plastic case with instruction leaflet and two metric-imperial conversion tables.

Red LCD display with 10+1 digits. Takes 4xAA batteries or mains charger. Label on rear of calculator gives power supply details. Battery check meter on front.

Function keys: plus, minus, divide, multiply

Instruction leaflet serial numbers: 'I.B.E. NO. 50283 1071B9 PRINTED IN JAPAN'. One conversion table has been handwritten by Brian Harland, the other appears to be taken from a book.

Good condition.

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