Object Details
maker
Radofin Electronics
Description
This basic handheld electronic calculator has a black plastic case and nineteen oval indented plastic keys. These include ten digit keys, four arithmetic function keys, a % key, a total key, a decimal point key, a clear key, and a clear entry key. At the left in the top row of keys is an on/off switch. Behind the keyboard is an eight-digit red LED display. Text at the top reads: Radofin. A jack for a power adapter is on the left side.
The back of the calculator has a battery compartment for a nine-volt battery. A worn sticker below this reads in part: Radofin 1610 (/) Model 1610. It also reads in part: HONG KONG. A pen mark on the sticker reads: #28779. Text in molded plastic at the base of the back reads: HONG KONG.
Compare objects 1986.0988.146 (Radofin 8P) and 1986.0988.221 (Radio Shack EC-221). The calculator is closer to the EC-221.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
ca 1976
ID Number
1986.0988.256
catalog number
1986.0988.256
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Physical Description
plastic (case; keys; display cover material)
metal (circuitry material)
paper (sticker material)
Measurements
overall: 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.6675 cm x 13.0175 cm
place made
China: Hong Kong
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Handheld Electronic Calculators
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1305786