Curta Type I Calculator, 1949

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Curta Type I Calculator, 1949
Curt Herzstark, Vienna and Liechtenstein. Serial no. 3079, round adjustment knobs, with original tin case, early version still with right-hand thread, inscribed (in German): "Universal Calculator – Curta – System Curt Herzstark", in working order, though slightly sticky, so that one digit between 0 and 9 remains stuck when resetting. – The smallest miniature stepped-drum machine and a true milestone in calculating history!

Curta Typ I, 1949
Vierspezies-Staffelwalzen-Miniaturrechenmaschine, die Curt Herzstark, Wien/Liechtenstein, komplett konstruierte und in Liechtenstein produzierte. Serien-Nr. 3079, runde Einstellknöpfe, mit Original-Blechdose, frühe Version noch mit Rechtsgewinde, Aufschrift "Universal-Rechenmaschine – Curta – System Curt Herzstark", funktioniert, jedoch leicht verharzt, sodaß eine Stelle zwischen 0 und 9 bei Zurückstellen stehen bleibt. – Ein Sammlungsstück von ganz besonderem historischem Interesse!

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