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Lot 60

A Cordingley's Computometer,
English, circa 1900,

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

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A Cordingley's Computometer, English, circa 1900,

the side reading W.G. CORDINGLEY & CO. LONDON, numbered 1024 to the underside, with seven brass dials, each with indicator, the metal case painted green and inscribed in gilt transfer Cordingley's Computometer, Patent,
10 1/2in (27cm) x 3 1/4in (8.5cm) x 1 1/2in (4cm)

Footnotes

The Computometer was patented by William George Cordingley in the early 1900's. The dials werer operated as a simple adding machine using a stylus. The patent is largely derived from the calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century.

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