Accession No

3378

Brief Description

calculating machine, by Muldivo Calculating Machine Company Ltd., English, 1950 (c)

Origin

England; London; 49 Queen Victoria Street

Maker

Muldivo Calculating Machine Company Ltd.

Class

calculating

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, aluminium, black-painted metal); plastic (ivorine and others)

Dimensions

case: length 440mm; breadth 200mm; height 170mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from University Careers Service, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 08/05/1986.

Inscription

‘Muldivo
÷ x + -
PATENT’ (instrument)
‘DE 33582
foreign’ (instrument)
‘THE MULDIVO CALCULATING MACHINE CO LTD
49, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET,
LONDON, E.C.4.
TELEPHONE No. CITY 3447’ (base)

Description Notes

Wooden base and lid with metal carrying handle and a lock with key.
Calculator is black-painted metal with ivorine handle on the right. A series of 12 digits can be displayed and altered by moving the levers beneath the display.
The bottom section has a 28-digit display.

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