"Overbuilt" doesn't begin to do this mechanism justice. The amount of metal here makes an Comptometer look like a children's toy by comparison. Absolutely insane.
That was interesting to see - amazing how different this is from most calculators and counters of the 20ies - perhaps that really shows these were a parallel development, own techniques, solutions for e.g. carry and their own 'style' of engineering (more massive e.g., more like manufacturing equipment of the time, with cams). (Also; gosh; those cash registers are massive -and calculators aren't all tiny either! You could fill a sizeable museum by now, for sure :-)
Yeah there was definitely a parallel development, and this is just one of many cash register mechanisms that are significantly different from calculators of the time. This mechanism was originally put on the market in 1892, along with the 35 principle mechanism (that one has the pop-up style flags people usually associate with old cash registers). I was debating about whether to make videos on some of the other mechanisms, given that this video seems to have generated significantly less interest than my other recent videos. And yeah I basically live in a calculator/radio/cash register museum, its pretty cool
Fascinating as always. Your content is always interesting.
Each time you surprised me
"Overbuilt" doesn't begin to do this mechanism justice. The amount of metal here makes an Comptometer look like a children's toy by comparison. Absolutely insane.
That was interesting to see - amazing how different this is from most calculators and counters of the 20ies - perhaps that really shows these were a parallel development, own techniques, solutions for e.g. carry and their own 'style' of engineering (more massive e.g., more like manufacturing equipment of the time, with cams).
(Also; gosh; those cash registers are massive -and calculators aren't all tiny either! You could fill a sizeable museum by now, for sure :-)
Yeah there was definitely a parallel development, and this is just one of many cash register mechanisms that are significantly different from calculators of the time. This mechanism was originally put on the market in 1892, along with the 35 principle mechanism (that one has the pop-up style flags people usually associate with old cash registers). I was debating about whether to make videos on some of the other mechanisms, given that this video seems to have generated significantly less interest than my other recent videos. And yeah I basically live in a calculator/radio/cash register museum, its pretty cool
Would be greatly improved if you would speak more slowly and clearly. Good content. Thanks!