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An aluminium calculator, 1955 - 1965
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Object statement
Calculator, sizing steam pipes, aluminium, made by Lawrence Valve & Instrument Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c.1960

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Description
Calculator, sizing steam pipes, aluminium, made by Lawrence Valve & Instrument Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c.1960

A red metallic rectangular calculator. Is has an inner circular turning wheel that is numbered and visible through a window that is cut into the outer metal layer.

Made: Lawrence Valve & Instrument Co; St Peters, New South Wales; 1955 - 1965
Marks
'Lawrence Valve & Instrument Co. Pty Ltd' and various Steam Pipe numbering on verso
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
87/1612-8
Production date
1955 - 1965
Width
46 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of J W Tanner, 1987

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/74035 |title=An aluminium calculator |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=24 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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