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