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MACHINE, ADDING - ODHNER

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c. 1960

Overview

Rectangular box, body is light grey with a darker grey panel centre front. Within the panel are keys for digits 0 to 9 with additional keys for various purposes. The printing and paper mechanism is above this panel. There is a lever on the right hand side to input data.

There are markers marks on three places on the machine. The first on the upper front panel. The second on the lower rear. The third is on the under side.

Historical information

Purchased by A. Bettenay in Singapore in 1962 as an up-to-date machine to assist in calculations on the family orchard in Karragullen.

The Odhner H11C7 adding machine was released in 1964, this is a very similar model so unsure it released earlier or after this date

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.8

Material

Plastic

Inscriptions and markings

Text on 1: [ODHNER]
Text on 2: [ORIGINAL-ODHNER]
Text on 3: [MANUFACTURED BY / AKTIEBOLAGET / ORIGINAL - ODHNER / GOTEBORG . SWEDEN]

Year

Statement of significance

An example of a machine used by small businesses to perform basic mathematical calculations easily.

Last modified

Thursday, 2 July, 2026

Completeness

83

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