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    Friden maybe, Burroughs was my impression with that little ten-key off the side.
    Either way no match for more elegant and compact Comptometer.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptometer
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    This wikipedia photo identical to what my Aunt used, tallying AR's/AP's well into the full size desk electronic calculator era. Worked there 50+ years, retired and took The Comptometer home and did a little home business with it. It has been serviced but NEVER required repairs, used 5 [and probably a few 6] week days; by her only.
    This machine, despite all the keys can outrun another skilled operator on a digital. I think the trick lies in dual numbered keys, instead of separate = + - % X /.
    Due that operational design, requirement is better than average mathematics skills, to enact proper sequences.
    Last edited by Toolmaker51; Jul 17, 2019 at 05:04 PM.
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