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Electromechanical Calculator, by Facit CA2-16, Sweden, 1960s

Inventory Number 83138


Item type
Object
Makers
Facit
Provenance
Presented by Prof. R. B. Fisher in 1981. Purchased by the donor in 1960 and used in the Department of Biochemistry, Edinburgh University
Physical material
Metal
Plastic
Paper
Object type
Calculator
Dimensions
Height: 183mm Width: 265mm Depth: 343mm Weight: 15700g
Inventory No
83138
Accession Number
1981-17

Description

Grey metal Facit calculating machine (no. 1505392) with black, navy and white plastic keys. It has a row of 16 numbers beside a row of 9 numbers and underneath these two rows is another row of 16 numbers. It has an electrical cord attached to the back. There is also an instruction handbook with a green and white cover.