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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRONIC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0358.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- T8-41029
- LOCATION
- Mexico
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 103239
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CALCULATOR AND CASE/ LED TYPE DISPLAY/ CARDSTOCK BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.0 cm
- Width
- 10.0 cm
- Height
- 5.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Mexico
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- C 1970'S
- Canada
-
TYPICAL ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR IN THE EARLY STAGES OF INTRODUCTION - Function
-
USED TO PERFORM THE FOUR BASIC MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS/ OR PERCENTAGES. - Technical
-
LOW END POCKET CALCULATOR BUT STILL MODERATE COST FOR THE DAY. HIGH END HP-CALCULATORS SOLD IN $400 - 800 RANGE IN 1974. BY 1975/6 MODELS SIMILAR TO THE T8 WERE IN THE $15-20 RANGE & WITHIN REACH OF MOST SCHOOLCHILDREN. HP-35 APPEARED IN 1972. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- CALCULATOR: PRINTED ON TOP: 'DIGI-matic T-8/ % [DIVISION SIGN] X/ 7 8 9 =/ 4 5 6 +/ 1 2 3 -/ O. c/ce'/ MOLDED IN BODY: 'ON/ OPEN'/ INSTRUCTION SHEET AFFIXED TO BACK INCLUDES: 'BATTERY INSERTION.../ [OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS]/ MODEL NO. 41029 SERIAL NO. 103239/ ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO EXPRESSLY FOR SIMPSONS SEARS AND SIMPSONS'/ CASE: MOLDED ON BACK: 'MADE IN USA'/ BOX: PRINTING INCLUDES 'Sears/ DICI-matic-T8/ THE PORTABLE/ ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR/ SOLD ONLY AT SEARS AND SIMPSONS/ 41029 Assembled in Mexico'
- Missing
- NI-CD BATTERY PACK OR 3 AA SIZE BATTERIES WERE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF (1 WAS LEAKING) - DURACELLS
- Finish
- CALCULATOR: BLACK BODY; GREY BUTTONS WITH BLACK AND GREY MARKINGS/ BLACK CASE/ BOX: GREY BACKGROUND WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- MODEL NAME PRINTED IN SILVER COLOUR ON TOP
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Unknown Manufacturer, Calculator, 1974, Artifact no. 1996.0358, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0358.001/
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