Physical description
On of the world's largest capacity ruling engines ,operating between 1960 and 1972. Designed and constructed at the CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics by Dai Davies and Geoffrey Stiff.
From the collection of
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
The Davies-Stiff Grating Ruling Engine
Other items from this collection
469 items
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMARCHANT V TR10FA
Keys: 10 x 10 x 20 Plaque: TR10FA 628,938 MODEL V TR10FA Made in USA by Marchant Calculators Inc. Oakland, California, USA
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMARCHANT ADX FIGUREMATIC NO 4
Keys: 10 x 10 x 20 Plaque: Model ADX Made in USA by Marchant Calculators Inc Oakland, California, USA
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMADAS
Electric Keys: 8 x 16
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMADAS
See previous (F317) for details. Instrument c600mm long.
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMADAS
MADAS (Multiplication, Addition, Division, Subtraction) Electrical calculator with full keyboard and automatic multiplication. Made in Switzerland c1950. Cost $450. Presented to the Univewrsitiy by Peacock Bros., Carlton
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumTEC AM103 Electrical Adding Macine
Paper tape output Plaque ‘Tokyo Electric Co Ltd, Made in Japan
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFELT & TARRANT COMPTOMETER
Felt & Tarrant Mfg Co, Chicago, USA Note;’For history see extract from EM Horsburgh (editor) “Modern Instruments of Calculation” pp. 98-102. New introduction by Michael R Williams (1st 1914, 2nd 1984). TOMASH Publishers, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT
see #313
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Electrical
keys: 13 x 8 x 13 Plaque: ‘School of pHysics [University of Melbourne]/
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT 1122
X key A BIG MACHINE Ser no 200949
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Electric calculator CM 2-16
keys: 11 x 9 x 16
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT CA1-13 Electric Calculator
keys: 8 / 13
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumBURROUGHS Adding Machine
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumBURROUGHS ADDING Printer
Plaque: ‘Burroughs/Detroit/ Mich / USA’
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumBURROUGHS Elec. Adding J4191/2
Output on Paper Roll Plaque ‘S.A. Burroughs/Paris. Made in France / Universel (sic) A.P. Series J/ Volts 240 AMP 0.2’
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumPLANIMETER
See F23
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![NO NAME! No 3. Mechanical Adder [?] & probably BURROUGHS see p 9 Bolton catalogue](/media/collectors/500ce4da023fd719d872f684/items/59c8f3d421ea680ef8f30ec5/item-media/59c8f3f721ea680ef8f31f86/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumNO NAME! No 3. Mechanical Adder [?] & probably BURROUGHS see p 9 Bolton catalogue
8 digits
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumSUMLOCK Adding Machine
keys: 12 Plaque: ‘Supplied by Bell Punch A’sia Ltd / 160 Castlereagh St., Sydney / 27 Little Collins St., Melbourne / Agents and Services in all states / BPC / Cash Control Systems, Adding Machines, Ticket Registers, Charge Machines / Ticket Printers, Gum Tape, Scaling Machines etc. /’ good working condition
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumBEROLINA Mechanical
Keys: 9 x 7 x 12
Ernst Schuster, Berlin SW 68
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumARCHIMEDES Model LL-K (electrical)
Keys: 10 x 11 x 20 ELECTRICAL!
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![MERCEDES-EUKLID [Arithmometer] Model 22](/media/collectors/500ce4da023fd719d872f684/items/59c8f25221ea680ef8f22ae4/item-media/59c8f26d21ea680ef8f24928/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMERCEDES-EUKLID [Arithmometer] Model 22
Keys: 13 x 16
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Mechanical ModelCM 2-16
Keys: 16 x 9 x 16 ( A note states: ‘Possibly Model No LX (1945) See Sabielmy’s book (1939) Plaque: (See 297/M9 ....Sydney Pincombe ...)
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Mechanical
Keys: 10 x 19 x 10 Plaque: Made by Aktiebolaget FACIT/ ATVIDABERG / SWEDEN’ Black enamel, painted “V”; good working ordeer
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Mechanical
keys: 16 x 9 x 16 Plaque: ‘Sydney Pincombe Pty Ltd, Sole Australian Agents Made by ....FACIT/ Sweden/ same as M11
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT mechanical
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumFACIT Mechanical Model C1-13
Plaque: Made by Atvidaberg - FACIT / Sweden keys: 8 x 13 x 13
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMILLIONAIRE (#2) 10 keys
Plaque: ‘Hans W Egli/Ingenieur / Fabrikation von flechenmashinen [sic; ?] / Pat. O, Steiger / Zurich II / No 2566. Sole Agents for Australia / Peacock Bros./ Business Systems Company / 558 , 560, 562 Collins St., Melbourne / and at / Sydney, Adelaide, Perth’ Plaque: ‘Presented to . / Department of Information Science / Melbourne University / by the / Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria / This calculating machine was used by Engineers of the Metropolitan Gas Co and Gas & Fuel Corporation / from 1917 to 1970’
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumMILLIONAIRE (Ticket no 13) 10 keys
Sheet of operating instructions which mentions that O. Steiger is the Patentee. On separate stand about 600mms high Plaque: ‘Sole Agents for Australia / Peacock Bros. PtyLtd / Business Systems / Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth’
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumS.C.M. HAMANN
S.C.M. HAMANN Mechanical Type 505 Ser. no. 501354 Donated by Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research keys: 9 x 8 x 16 ELECTRICAL!
HANANN Rechenmaschinen GMBH Berlin SW61 (West G)
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The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumTRINKS - Triplex
A Brunsviga twin-system with keys 10x10x20 and 12x20.
Plaque: TRINKS Double System / GRIMME NATALIS & Co / Braunschweig / AND Brunsviga Calculator Co. / London, Brunsviga House / Snow Hill EC1[London] / Manchester, WIlliam Brown Street / Glasgow, 20 West Campbell St.
