General Information

Serial #

22238540

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC WITH METAL TOP/ SYNTHETIC CASE/ PAPER BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.0 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

2.0 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

Sharp

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Osaka

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

C. 1977-1985

Canada

SHARP WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR ELECTRONICS FIRMS IMPORTING CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUCH AS THIS INTO CANADA. PRODUCTS WERE OF GOOD QUALITY, FAIRLY HIGH TECH, BUT NOT LEADING EDGE.

Function

USED AS A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR WITH APPROX. 45 FUNCTIONS. EACH KEY SERVES 2 FUNCTIONS BY USE OF A "FUNCTION" KEY. FUNCTIONS INCLUDE TRIGNOMETRIC, EXPONENTIAL, STATISTICAL, ETC. 10 DIGIT DISPLAY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY THIN POCKET CALCULATOR BASED ON IC TECHNOLOGY. POWER REQUIRED WAS 2, 1.5 V CAMERA TYPE BATTERIES. USED 0.0004 WATTS OF ENERGY. DISPLAY IS LCD (LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY) WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN THE EARLY 1970'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CALCULATOR: PRINTED ON TOP: 'SHARP/ Scientific calculator/ EL-506H/ AUTO POWER OFF/ [BUTTONS DESIGNATED FOR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS PLUS NUMBERS]'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR EL-506H/ 1.5V X 2 [SYMBOL] (DC) 0.0004W/ SHARP CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN/ U.S. Pats. 3902169 & 3976994/ NO. 22238540'/ON CASE: 'SHARP'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: '506H/ SHARP/ SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR EL-506H/ SHARP CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN/ HERGESTELLT IN JAPAN/ FABRIQUE AU JAPON SPAKC 7176 CCZZ'

Missing

NONE

Finish

CALCULATOR: LIGHT GREY BASE; POLISHED 'SILVER' TOP/ CASE: BLACK/ BOX: BLACK WITH WHITE AND BLUE PRINTING

Decoration

REDSTRIPE ABOVE "WINDOW"/ THREE ROWS OF BUTTONS GREY WITH BLACK PRINTING; FOUR ROWS OF BUTTONS BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING