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Pamphlet, Instructions for the Operation of Tetractys Printing Calculator

Pamphlet, Instructions for the Operation of Tetractys Printing Calculator

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Description
This spiral-bound instruction manual describes the Olivetti Tetractys printing calculating machine. It came with a related machine, the Olivetti Divisumma. See 1979.0854.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Pamphlet
date made
1958
maker
Olivetti
place made
Italy
Physical Description
paper (pages material)
plastic (binding material)
Measurements
overall: 1 cm x 15.5 cm x 21.2 cm; 13/32 in x 6 3/32 in x 8 11/32 in
ID Number
1979.0854.02
accession number
1979.0854
catalog number
1979.0854.02
Credit Line
Gift of Richard L. Sutton, Jr.
subject
Mathematics
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Adding Machines
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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