Pictures 1893

"The manufacturers were the Rapid Computer Adding Machine Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, which was a branch of the Baker-Vawter Company. This machine will be described in detail under the name Comptator."

	principle	tooth rack
	capacity	9 x x 9
	input	stylus
	prod. years	1893 - ?
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	6303

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source: W.Szrek

Millionär (Millionaire) (1893)

Martin (US), pages 119 - 125

Martin (Dtsch), pages 126 - 132

"The main advantage of the Millionaire calculating machine, as against all other types of calculating machines, is the astounding speed with which it operates, especially while doing multiplication and division. Each place of the multiplier or quotient requires only a single turn of the crank, during which the necessary displacement of the result occurs automatically.

The Millionaire machine is to be regarded as a proper multiplication machine in that it solves problems of multiplication directly on the basis of the multiplication table, whereas other types of calculating machines are only adding machines and, as such, carry out multiplication by a continued series of additions (exceptions are the machines by Bollée, Moon-Hopkins und Kuhrt).

Designer: Otto Steiger of St . Gallen, manufacturer: H. W. Egli, A. G., Zurich."

Note: H.W.Egli also produced the . Madas (1908) calculation machine

literature and links:

Stephan Weiss: Die Multipliziermaschine Millionär, Original und Modell

John Wolff: The "Millionaire" Calculating Machine - Technical Description

Colin Labouchere captured his experience dismantling a Millionaire:

(160 kB) Dismantling a Millionaire Calculator

principle	multiplication body
capacity	6 x 6 x 12 8 x 8 x 16 12 x 8 x 20 10 x 10 x 20
input	sliders or full keyboard
prod. years	1893 - 1930 (?)
mach. built
features	manual or electric operation
dimensions
weight
known s/n	low: 178, high: 3.266

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		© 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

template for constants

add-on for the Millionaire to enter constants

principle
capacity	2 x 6
input
prod. years	ca. 1915
mach. built
features
dimensions	24 x 14 cm
weight	2,3 kg
known s/n

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		source: A.Pohl

model with double result register

principle	multiplication body
capacity	8 x 8 x (16 + 16)
input	full keyboard
prod. years
mach. built
features
dimensions
weight
known s/n	3.010

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: W.Szrek

Monopol-Duplex (1894)

Martin (US), page 125

Martin (Dtsch), pages 132 - 133

"This machine developed from a construction by W. Kuttner in Burgk. Later the production passed into the hands of Woldemar Heinitz of Dresden and still later to the Dresden Control Cash and Calculating Machine Factory, A.G. in Dresden. In 1904 the production passed to the Bicycle Works Salzer and Company, G.m.b.H., the present name of this firm being Schubert and Salzer A . G. of Chemnitz.

The Monopol-Duplex machine was the first pinwheel machine that possessed tens-carry in the revolution counter, thus for the first time ensuring appearance of the correct value in the revolution counter not only in ordinary but also in shortcut multiplications and divisions."

literature and links:

Martin Reese: "Neue Blicke auf alte Maschinen" (page 67 ff.)

Simplex

principle	pin wheel
capacity	6 (w/o cr) x 6 (w/o tc) x 12
input	cursors, rotating
prod. years	1894 - 1904
mach. built	ca. 200
features
dimensions	28 x 13 x 12 cm
weight	20 kg
known s/n	67, 77

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, photo: I. Simon

Duplex

double (nested) set of digits on the display wheels (09182736455463728190), where one set is hidden by a movable blind

Duplex 1 (up to 1904) carriage in front; Duplex 2 (up to 1914) carriage in the back

principle	pin wheel
capacity	6 (w/o cr) x 7 (w tc) x 12
input	cursors, rotating
prod. years	1894 - 1904
mach. built
features
dimensions	27 x 22 x 27 cm
weight	23 kg
known s/n	118, 235, 247, 270, 312

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		© 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

Saxonia (1895)

Martin (US), pages 126 - 128

Martin (Dtsch), pages 133 - 135

"This machine emerged indirectly from the Burkhardt Arithmometer; the owners of the Saxonia firm, Schumann and Company (Zeibig and Strassberger), had formerly been employed by Burkhardt for many years. It is therefore understandable that their product was rather similar to Burkhardt's."

"In 1920 the Saxonia factory was merged with that of the Burkhardt Arithmometer. The firm that produces the machine at the present time is Vereinigte Glashütter Rechenmaschinen-Fabriken, Tachometer and Feinmechanische Werke, Glashütte Saxony."

Saxonia 1895

principle	stepped drum
capacity	various
production years	1895 - ?
machines built
features





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Saxonia 1910

also marketed under the brand "Reuter"

principle	stepped drum
capacity	various
input	small dial disk
prod. years	1910 - ?
mach. built
features
dimensions
weight
known s/n	3095

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		© 2004 by Auction Team Breker, Koeln/ Germany

Saxonia 1912

also marketed under the brand "Reuter"

principle	stepped drum
capacity	8 (w cr) x 7 (w/o tc) x 12 also 8x9x16, 10x9x16 and 10x11x20
input	small dial disk
prod. years	ca. 1912 - 1922
mach. built
features
dimensions
weight	7 kg
known s/n

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		permission granted

Saxonia 1926

principle	stepped drum
capacity	10 (w cr) x 7 (w tc) x 13 also 10 x 9 x 16 and 10 x 11 x 20
input	full keyboard
prod. years	ca. 1926 - 1929
mach. built
features
dimensions	34 x 25 cm
weight	11 kg
known s/n

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: Antikma Auktionen - Rainer Rzepka

Ault (1897)

Cyclone Adding Machine

inventor: George L. Ault, Bartlett, North Dakota

US patent 595 592 from Dec 14, 1897

principle	disks
capacity
input	stylus
prod. years	ca. 1897
mach. built
features
dimensions	with handle 24 cm, diam 18 cm
weight	2 kg
known s/n

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		source: W.Szrek

Fossa-Mancini (1900)

Martin (US), pages 130 - 131

Martin (Dtsch), pages 136 - 137

"This is an eight-place adding machine with stylus setting."

manufacturing rights were transferred to Japy (F)

French patent 272.735 from Dec. 2, 1897

English patent 4.489 from July 1, 1899

principle	tooth wheel
capacity	8 x x 8
input	stylus
prod. years	1900 - ?
mach. built
features	1-species
dimensions
weight
known s/n	126

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: W.Szrek

Mechanical Accountant (1900)

Martin (US), pages 129

Martin (Dtsch), pages 137 - 138

"This is an adding and subtracting machine that resembles, in appearance, the Mercantile machine but has a result mechanism and checking windows located above it. The designer is J. A. V. Turck; manufacturers are the Mechanical Accounting Company in Providence, Rhode Island. A few machines reached Europe."

Simplex

	principle
	capacity	various, w input cr
	input	5 or 9 full keyboard
	prod. years	1900 - ?
	mach. built
	features	2-species, 1 row at a time
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	12.920

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: L.Wilhelm

Duplex

	principle
	capacity	various, w/o input cr
	input	5 or 9 full keyboard
	prod. years	1900 - ?
	mach. built
	features	2-species, multiple rows at a time
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	4.932

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

Berolina (1901)

Martin (US), pages 131 - 132

Martin (Dtsch), pages 138 - 139

"The Berolina is one of the oldest pinwheel machines, and its main parts have been described in the introduction. Originally it was manufactured by Ernst Schuster of Berlin, SW. 68, 87 Charlotte Street. In 1923 the manufacture transferred to the German-American Metallwaren Manufacturing and Trading Company in Berlin, S. 4231 Oranien Street, which marketed the machine, under Schuster’s management, under the name of Damhag. After dissolution of this company, in 1924 Ernst Schuster again took over production and sales."

"This firm also produces the Duplikator machine. This is the Berolina machine with two result mechanisms and two revolution counters."

The Berolina was also marketed under the name Multi-Divo outside Germany, BIS probably in Scandinavia and Svecia (ital. for Sweden).

Construction/Design: Chr. Hamann

Literature and links:

Martin Reese: "Neue Blicke auf alte Maschinen" , page 53 ff

Standard 20

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	10 (w/o cr) x 10 (w/o tc) x 20
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	1901 - ca. 1914
	mach. built	very few
	features
	dimensions	39 x 19 x 11 cm
	weight	12 kg
	known s/n	45

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Standard 13

	principle	pinwheel
	capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
	input	cursors, rotating
	prod. years	ca. 1915 - 1927
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions	22 x 14 x 12 cm
	weight	9 kg
	known s/n	754 , 1 055, 1 122, 8 782

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Multi-Divo & Bis & Svecia

principle	pinwheel
capacity	9 (w/o cr) x 8 (w/o tc) x 13
input	cursors, rotating
prod. years	from 1901
mach. built
features
dimensions	35 x 15 x 13 cm
weight	9 kg
known s/n	10 011, 10 043, 10 083

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: HJ.Denker

Duplicator

principle	pinwheel
capacity	9 (w/o cr) x (8 + 3 (w/o tc)) x (13 + 13)
input	cursors, rotating
prod. years
mach. built
features	2nd result and counter register
dimensions	38 x 22 x 17 cm
weight	14 kg
known s/n	21

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		permission granted

Calcumeter (1901)

Martin (US), pages 132 - 133

Martin (Dtsch), pages 139 - 140

"This machine is very similar to the adding and subtracting machine known as Patent Michel Baum, however it has several disadvantages as compared with Michel Baum’s machine. When entering digits larger than five, it is necessary to move the stylus in an arc of over 180 degrees; there are no means for checking whether the item to be added has been correctly entered; the machine does not have automatic clearance of all the windows, thus every dial must be individually set to zero; and the windows of the machine are positioned at the left of the digit circles between the digits 7 and 8. The machine was available with six, seven, eight, and nine places. It was manufactured in America and was imported into Germany via Hamburg in 1912 where it sold for about 100 marks. The number of sales was very small."

Manufacturer: Herbert North Morse, Trenton, N.J., USA

	principle	tooth gear
	capacity	various
	production years	1901 - ?
	machines built	????
	features





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Dalton (1902)

Martin (US), pages 133 - 137

Martin (Dtsch), pages 140 - 144

"Designer: Hubert Hopkins. Manufacturer: Dalton Adding Machine Company (located at first in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, now in Cincinnati, Ohio).

This is the most important of the printing, ten-key adding machines. "

Literature and links:

Peggy Aldrich Kidwell: The Adding Machine Fraternity at St. Louis: Creating a Center of Invention, 1880 - 1920. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, June 2000, page 14 ff

Jay Goldman has a nice collection of Daltons advertisements at his web site

principle	adding machine
capacity
input	10 key keyboard
prod. years	1902 - 1925
mach. built
features
dimensions
weight
known s/n	12.253, 64.379

	for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture
		source: A.Jeanroy

Little Giant

	principle	adding segment
	capacity	6 or 7
	input	10 key keyboard
	prod. years
	mach. built
	features
	dimensions
	weight
	known s/n	201.644

		for bigger and more pictures, click on the picture

source: HJ.Denker

last updated: 06.10.2013