| Scribola 1922 |
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| "The Scribola, a
portable printing adding machine, was manufactured by Ruthard &
Co. in Stuttgart, circa 1922. This is an early model (patent pending),
serial number 2140. Numbers are entered by using a stylus to pull each
individual rack down to the crosspiece at the bottom, and amounts are
printed by depressing the lever on the right. The lever on the left is
used to disengage the calculating mechanism so that the total can be
printed. The machine is reset to zero by depressing the ‘arresting
lever’ and pulling the zero-position lever on the right." Jay M. Goldman. http://www.jmgoldman.com |
Courtesy of: Jay M. Goldman |