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- OBJECT TYPE
- MECHANICAL/POCKET
- DATE
- 1947–1966
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0242.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Contina AG
- MODEL
- CURTA I
- LOCATION
- Mauren, Liechtenstein
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 55391
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASE, CALCULATOR CASING, & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 6.1 cm
- Height
- 12.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Calculating devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Curta
- Country
- Liechtenstein
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Mauren
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1950 +
- Canada
-
A EUROPEAN-MADE CALCULATOR MARKETED IN CANADA. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MANUALLY PERFORMS ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, & DIVISION. - Technical
-
CALCULATOR DESIGNED BY CURT HERZSTARK (1902-88). PROTOTYPES MADE IN 1937-38, PATENTED IN GERMANY (PATENT NOS. 747073 & 747074). MADE BY CONTINA AG IN MAUREN, LEICHTENSTEIN. MODEL I WAS MADE FROM1947 -1966, MODEL II FROM 1960. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- METALLIC LETTERING READING 'Sysyem Curt Herzstark, Made in Liechtenstein by Contina AG Mauren, Type I No. 55391'/ INCISED METALLIC MARKINGS, NUMBERS, & MODEL NAME/ ORANGE DISTRIBUTOR'S STICKER ON CASE INTERIOR.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINT/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- SILVER COLOURED TRIM
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Contina AG, Calculator, between 1947–1966, Artifact no. 1982.0242, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0242.001/
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