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mechanical calculator

Mechanical calculator is a machine or mathematical instrument.

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mechanical calculator

A Brunsviga 15 mechanical calculator with serial number 202550. The shrouds had been removed to reveal the internal mechanic. Produced by Brunsviga-Maschinenwerke Grimme, Natalis Co. AG, Braunschweig between 1934 and 1947.

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machine · mathematical instrument · invention · calculating tool

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