So, we had a slight derailment of the weighing machine topic. Here's a legal place to discuss these critters.
And, yes, I have actually used a comptometer, and when the points burned out in the motor, I used the hand crank until the repairman came to fix it!
Calculators, Slide Rules, Comptometers, Abaci...
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Re: Calculators, Slide Rules, Comptometers, Abaci...
Legal, but murky. You lost me on that thread. Must be an inside joke or thread or something.