Description
Maker: Aktiebolaget Original-Odhner, Göteborg, Sweden, stamped serial no. XL100978, distributed/imported through the regional office of A.B. Nicholl, the heavy all-metal black enamel paint finished chassis, fitted with a standard 9-digit lever-set input register, an 8-digit revolution counter, sliding front carriage housing a 13-digit output accumulator register, decimal markers and tabulator indicator/slide numbered 9 to 1, further embellished with a turning lever (T-bar) on the front plate and inscribed: A.B Nicholl, which activates a rack and pinion shifting system, allowing the machine to smoothly slide, shift and lock the output carriage and 3 x winding cranks topped by turned wooden handles, on a bracket base and pierced base plate on the underside (15 x 25.5 x 12.5cm) (Approx mass: 5.2-5.5kg) (Condition report: Age wearing, oxidation, minor loss to 1 x Bakelite finial, losses and imperfections, evident to paintwork, Sold as found) Note: A.B. Nicholl (officially registered as A.B. Nicholl & Co. Ltd.) was a prominent British office equipment importer, manufacturing agent, and wholesale distributor based in London during the early-to-mid 20th century. Reference: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/4883/original-odhner-model-227-pinwheel-calculator/
