Curta mechanical calculator

[Thad Swarfburn III]

has anyone seen this video or heard of this device before? I want one!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYsOi6L_Pw4&feature=player_embedded]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYsOi6L_Pw4&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

Very cool mechanical adding machine the size of a pepper grinder.

 

[cidrontmg]

Well, they were popular among rally drivers in Finland (and elsewhere) in the 1960´s - 70´s. Now they are quite scarce, and fetch far more than they cost new (something like $600, plus $300 if you took it apart and could not put it together any more...). Here´s one

http://cgi.ebay.com/Curta-Calculato...d=ViewItem&pt=Calculators&hash=item2307a512b0

Careful if you buy it - do NOT have a look inside! You probably can´t assemble it any more, and the factory no longer exists :shrug:

another

http://cgi.ebay.com/CURTA-CALCULATO...s=63&clkid=7950917377596951338#ht_6591wt_1007

This one seems to have the original case also. And just US $995.00 :hDe:

 

[Royal Viking]

Very cool!