ANTIQUE c.1908 "LIGHTNING CALCULATOR COMPANY" ADDING MACHINE, WALNUT BASE,13" L

Description

ANTIQUE  "
LIGHTNING CALCULATOR CO."
ADDING MACHINE
MAKER: LIGHTNING CALCULATOR COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,USA
AGE: c.1908
SIZE:  13 1/8" LONG x 3 3/4" WIDE ON THE TOP.  THE BASE IS 3 1/4" WIDE & 2" TALL.
WEIGHT:  1 LBS  12.6 OUNCES
WOOD BASE:  SOLID WALNUT WOOD.
METAL:  STEEL CALCULATOR FRAME WITH BRASS & STEEL COG WHEELS.  THE BOTTOM OF THE METAL CALCULATOR HAS GREEN FELT.
CONDITION:  IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A CALCULATOR FROM 1908.  IT HAS THE NORMAL SIGNS OF AGE/USE WEAR WITH SOME SMALL CHIPS TO THE BLACK PAINT, SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES.  THE WALNUT WOOD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.  THE MACHINE OPERATES WELL WITH ALL OF THE WHEELS AND 10's CARRYING OVER AS DESIGNED.  IT IS MISSING IT'S ORIGINAL STYLUS.  I USE THIS VINTAGE PEN AS THE STYLUS AND IT IS INCLUDED.  I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS BUT IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE TO OPERATE.  YOU CLEAR ALL OF THE WHEELS TO "0",THEN ROTATE YOUR NUMBER ON THE RIGHT MOST WHEEL.  AS YOU KEEP ADDING NUMBERS THE NEXT WHEEL ADVANCES IN A SERIES OF "10's".  THE RUNNING TOTAL IS DISPLAYED IN THE WINDOWS AS YOU ADD.   IT IS RARE TO FIND A 1908 IN THIS GOOD OF CONDITION!
PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS...THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONDITION AND DESCRIPTION.
ITS HISTORY:  I BROUGHT THIS CALCULATOR HOME FROM OUR OLD ANTIQUE STORE FOR MY OWN COLLECTION ABOUT 32 YEARS AGO OR SO.  IT CAME FROM A LOCAL ESTATE TO SELL IN THE STORE.
"WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION"