July 5 Answer by Ian York


5th July 2008	Copyright © Ian York 2008

The answer to yesterday's mystery object – Curta Mechanical Calculator

I think they are great , a simpler time when things were mechanical and we were not dominated by the might chip

David Estell posted an image of his own Curta ::Here::

My Mystery Gallery with all Images and answers may be seen ::Here::

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Barry S Moore		07-Jan-2015 11:20
A great marvel of engineering ingenuity. Getting rarer to find and more expensive to buy now (approx. $700 -$1000 USD).

Alida Thorpe		14-Jul-2008 10:44
I really have never heard of this either. You learn something new everyday!

Guest		07-Jul-2008 09:59
Wow! I didn't even know such a thing existed.... Great entry.

Guest		07-Jul-2008 06:59
The Curta is a wonderful thing - a heavy, metal, tactile, mechanical marvel - see here for more details;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

Laryl		06-Jul-2008 23:05
something I have never heard of.. no wonder I had no clue!!

Scott Browne		06-Jul-2008 18:49
Absolutely fascinating. I'm with Phillip.

laine82		06-Jul-2008 16:44
Cool...beat me !!

Inga Morozoff		06-Jul-2008 14:12
Very cool...I've never seen nor heard of such a device. Thanks for sharing Ian!

Phillip Normanton		06-Jul-2008 10:25
Definitely want one now!! :)

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