LOT 194 (32943) Est R300 to R600 – A Pre-WWII Swedish Manufactured ORIGINAL ODHNER Mechanical Calculator circa 1930s

Description

Maker: Aktiebolaget Original-Odhner, Göteborg, Sweden, stamped serial no. 69177, the early production manual pinwheel calculating machine featuring a heavy all-metal body finished in a blue grey enamel lacquer coated finish with embossed lettering, fitted with a 9-digit lever-set input register, 8-digit revolution counter, and a sliding front carriage housing a 13-digit output accumulator register. Operated via a traditional right-hand manual crank with a polished wooden knob handle. Features dual wing-nut style clearing cranks on the carriage sides, left/right mechanical carriage shifting controls (13 x 15 x 30cm) (Mass: 5.2kg) (Condition report: Sold as found, age wearing and oxidation, repainted and paint loss evident, wear to chrome plating of case)