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That was the kind of machine that made me want to be an
accountant when I was a little girl. I loved pulling the handle down and the sound that it made at my elementary school friend's Chinese Market. His grandfather used an abacus. That was cool, too, as he was really fast with it.
posted by
benzinha
on September 11, 2008 at 3:42 PM
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It looks
like it would be fun to use! I'd like to try
!
posted by
KaBooM62
on September 10, 2008 at 4:33 AM
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Whacky & Bo
I used to use a similar one, Whacky, but it wasn't battery powered or electrically powered. But the one I used most was digital - each finger represented a number from 1 to 10.
posted by
johnmacnab
on September 8, 2008 at 4:05 PM
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What a cool adding machine! A conversation piece too! sam
posted by
sam444
on September 7, 2008 at 5:08 PM
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I love the noise they make...
...and the neat scrolls of paper they spit out!
posted by
ginnieb
on September 7, 2008 at 9:12 AM
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Whacky, I can remember when I statred working back in '66, we all
had adding machines very similar to this...they weren't fancy, could do the basics, and that was all we really needed in Inventory...
...
posted by
Rumor
on September 7, 2008 at 7:13 AM
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I saw the one in the previous post!
And it occurred to me that you constantly have to add things to an adding machine! To this one you have to add rolls of paper and ink, to the new-fangled ones you have to add batteries - adding things and adding things, and it's all adding up...
, and a pat to the Woofer...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 7, 2008 at 5:42 AM
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oooh I thought it would be an
abacus! I'll take any help with mathematics
posted by
mysteria
on September 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM
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These are the OLD FAITHFULS we know. I still have a turntable that plays 78 vinyl records!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on September 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM
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G-d I am so old!!! I used to have one of those years ago. I actually loved it...it was practical and never broke...needed no batteries or power... it was a little heavy... not very portable but small enough that it could be moved around if need be. Great post Whacky :-)
posted by
Sinome
on September 6, 2008 at 11:57 AM
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The store that I used to help out
before I moved still had one of those. We used it to keep track of the bottle returns.
posted by
Bel_
on September 6, 2008 at 7:49 AM
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My dad had one of those...
Maybe his was a little more complex. I think its the one he invented the lunar time system on... He also had a tiny little film splicer that was pretty cool.
posted by
Ciel
on September 5, 2008 at 8:44 PM
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