I don't normally ask people to LIKE OR SHARE AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS, but I will say that if my calculator piece gets good traction, I might be able to write other stories like it

@yaelwrites I really liked the piece! Granted all of my favorite calculators are 80-100 years old and have gears and levers, so this is a bit fancy for me, but I'm definitely going to keep it in mind for when my son needs a calculator for school.

@yaelwrites Check out my timeline on here to see my collection. I started collecting antique mechanical calculators in earnest earlier in the year and I've been featuring about one per week with descriptions and photos and videos of how they work. My current collection spans from about 1908 (Burroughs Class 1 Type 7) to the 1950s.

@yaelwrites I find them really fascinating. Most of them I've gotten so far aren't fully functional when I get them but I've found they are also pretty fun to work on and restore. Plus taking them apart means I can watch the machinery in action.

I plan to catalog them, print out placards and essentially have a small museum in my office.

@yaelwrites Some I found in antique stores or thrift stores, but the majority have been from individuals posting on craigslist who were getting rid of their (or their deceased spouse's) collection. There's some crossover from folks who collect vintage typewriters (I have a few of those too).

@yaelwrites There are of course a lot of them on sites like ebay too, but they are so heavy that shipping becomes expensive (and you risk damage) so it's often better to source locally.

@yaelwrites Nice! Here's one of mine. It was used to teach touch typing, that's why the keys are colorized:

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