PAYEN ARITHMOMETER. "L. Payen, Paris 9e, 16 rue de la Tour des Dames", [1900], oak box with angle brackets and brass mute cartouche inlaid on lid; brass, metal and bone mechanism. Calculating machine with 6 scribers, 12-digit totalizer and 7-digit revolution counter, from the workshops of Louis Payen, successor to Thomas de Colmar; manufacturer's stamp engraved with his address: "16, rue de la Tour des Dames" and serial no. "1007".
Numbers 0 to 9 are engraved in white on black inserts; knobs, pulls and cranks are metal, except for the large crank, which has a carved bone handle. With original key.
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