06-19-2011, 04:29 PM | #46 |
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It's a Grant calculating machine, actually. It looks like the one exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.
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06-20-2011, 05:52 AM | #47 |
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Ah, yes. Grant. Now you mention it, I remember the name.
I just found an image of it, here: http://www.earlyofficemuseum.com/cal...heel_other.htm |
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06-24-2011, 03:07 AM | #48 |
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Excellent! Thanks very much, everyone. Your combined input (and especially the pic, Mike L) gives me all the evidence I need to prove what it really is.
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