Adding Machine Marchant Figurematic Good condition (Pic) Best Offer - $3
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Date: 2006-10-22 07:46:18
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Text: Adding Machine Marchant Figurematic Good condition (Pic) Best Offer/Trade
Marchant Figurematic Adding Machine.
Quantity:
1
Made By:
Smith Corona.
Model:
8DRX 377667
Works with:
110 volts AC
Dimensions:
14" Wide x 16" Long x 9" Tall
Shipping Weight
45-LBS. -oz.
Pickup, or shipping is the buyers responsibility.
Product Details
Good condition, but not working. Just needs a
good mechanical cleaning. I could do that for $35 extra.
These pages give an illustrated technical description of the internal
mechanism and the principles of operation of the Marchant "Figurematic"
mechanical calculator.
The machines built by the Marchant Calculator Company during its
sixty-year history can be divided into three broad families, according to
the design of their internal mechanism:
The first, dating from the Company's formation in 1911, was a lever-set
pin-wheel design similar to the European "Odhner"
machines.
The second, introduced in the early 1920s, was a full-keyboard
machine using a modified version of the pin-wheel mechanism. This
design was further developed during the 1920s and 30s, leading
eventually to electrically-operated machines with fully automatic
multiplication and division.
A radically different mechanism based on proportional and
differential gearing was introduced with the "Silent Speed"
machines in 1933. The name was appropriate, as these machines were
significantly quieter and more than twice as fast as most of their
competitors. Ongoing refinements to the "Silent Speed"
family led eventually to the top-of-the-line "Figuremaster"
machines from 1948. The "Figurematic" from 1950 deleted some
of the more esoteric features to offer what was essentially the same
internal mechanism at a more attractive price. This Marchant family
established a solid reputation for speed and reliability, and
continued in production in various forms until the business closed in
the early 1970s.
The notes and photographs in these pages are based on a Marchant "Figurematic"
Model 10DRX from the 1950s. They were prepared during the overhaul of
machine number 412562 during 2004. The descriptions are based primarily on
my own observations and interpretations, supplemented by reference to
reprints of Marchant drawings and training materials. A subsequent review
of Marchant patent information has clarified some of the subtleties of the
mechanism, but has not required any major alterations to the text.
These notes are intended as a general guide to the construction and the
principles of operation of the Figurematic mechanism. They do not attempt
to explain all of the internal details, nor do they provide detailed
instructions for disassembly or repair. While I believe my descriptions to
be substantially correct, I do not guarantee that they are
accurate, complete, or applicable to any other machine. Please do not
dismantle a Marchant in the expectation that these notes alone will get it
back together!
*To make an offer:
Just submit an email offer.
I will take the best offer or Trade when I feel the top offer is reached.
After your offer is accepted as the highest offer,
I will only hold the item while you are traveling here,
or for 7 days after full
payment is received in cash or through Paypal.
Otherwise you must call within 30 min of
pickup to confirm that yours is still the highest offer.
If I agree by phone to let you pay through Paypal, I must
receive payment within 30 minutes. So you should have an account already set up.
Everything is sold "AS IS" with no guarantees accept that the title is
clear. No refunds.
You may inspect the item BEFORE you pay.
For Pictures of other stuff I have to sell, or trade, go to:
http://What.What.cc and click on "New Listings"
For a list of "Things That I Want", go to page #3
or
Contact PcGlenn@yahoo.com - Or Call (510) 278-4609
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