Operating a Comptometer

Plus & Sumlock Mechanical Calculators
PLUS 509/D
PLUS 509

Plus model 509/D/892604

Simple "Comptometer" type adder.

This is a direct action keyboard calculator of the "comptometer" type. It has an abbreviated keyboard (keys up to 5) and is designed for decimal calculations.

235 x 182 x 120 mm (9.25" x 7.2" x 4.75").

Made in or after 1966, when Sumlock Anita Electronics was formed to manufacture the electronic and mechancal calculators.
Label

The label showing that this machine was made by Sumlock Anita Electronics Ltd.
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