General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC WITH METAL PLATE/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

14.5 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

2.5 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

Canon

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

C 1974-80

Canada

SIMPLE CALCULATORS GEARED TO HELP PEOPLE CONVERT METRIC TO/FROM IMPERIAL PROLIFERATED WHEN CANADA WENT METRIC IN 1974.

Function

USED TO PERFORM SIMPLE CALCULATIONS AND CONVERSIONS OF MKS AND CGS TO ENGLISH.

Technical

VERY SIMPLE, LOW COST IC BASED CALCULATOR GEARED TO THE CASUAL USER OR YOUNGER STUDENT. LED DISPLAY CANON PRODUCTS WERE OFTEN LESS ACCURATE BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE CIRCUITRY EMPLOYED. FOR SOME FUNCTIONS THE ACCURACY COULD BE ONLY 3 OR 4 DIGITS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CALCULATOR: PRINTED ON FRONT: 'Canon Palmtronic FC-32/ METRIC CONVERTER/ [DESIGNATIONS ON AND BELOW BUTTONS]'/ ON BACK: 'Canon/ PALMTRONIC FC-32/ D.C.3V 0.18mW/ CANON INC./ JAPAN/ USE PENLIGHT BATTERY 1.5V X2'/ MOLDED TWICE INSIDE BATTERY CHAMBER: 'UM-3. AM.3 OR "AA" SIZE'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'Canon/ Palmtronic/ FC-32/ MetriCanon/ Electronic Calculator/ calculatrice Electronique/ CANON INC. TOKYO, JAPAN/JAPON'

Missing

BATTERIES REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF. THEY WERE MORELL "100'S" (2) AA'S MADE BY HITACHI MORELL, JAPAN

Finish

DARK GREY BOTTOM; LIGHT GREY TOP; GREEN, YELLOW AND BROWN BUTTONS WITH GREEN OR WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: BLACK WITH RED, WHITE AND GREEN PRINTING.

Decoration

METAL PANEL WITH NAME ABOVE DISPLAY WINDOW/ COLOURED PHOTO OF DEVICE PRINTED ON BOX