Sharp EL-218 Handheld Electronic Calculator

Description:

This battery-operated handheld electronic calculator has a white plastic case with twenty-three rectangular gray plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, a decimal point key, a total key, four arithmetic function keys, a clear key, a clear entry key, three memory keys, a square root key, and a % key. The on/off switch is to the left on the top row of the keyboard. Behind the keys is an eight-digit LCD display. A tag behind this reads: SHARP (/) ELSI-MATE EL-218.

Pushing along the top edge allows one to open the case, revealing a place for a nine-volt battery. A chip beneath the place for the battery reads: LI2071A (/) SHARP IC2 025. A mark on the back of the case reads in part: ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR (/) EL-218. Further text reads: NO 1V416574 (/) SHARP CORPORATION (/) MADE IN JAPAN BM.

Reference:

[Advertisement], , September 30, 1981, p. K1. Sharp EL-218 selling for $6.00.

Date Made: ca 1981

Maker: Sharp Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Japan

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers, Computers & Business Machines, Handheld Electronic Calculators

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of John B. Priser

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0988.134Accession Number: 1986.0988Catalog Number: 1986.0988.134

Object Name: electronic calculatorOther Terms: electronic calculator; Handheld

Physical Description: plastic (case; keys; display cover material)metal (interior plate; circuitry material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 5 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.0325 cm x 12.7 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-2c91-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_334548

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