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 constant key, and a clear/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 sticker at the center of the back reads in part: Radofin (/) MODEL 8P ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR (/) DC 9 V 500mW 1 x 9V BATTERY. Further text reads: SERIAL NO 8P 26701 (/) RADOFIN ELECTRONICS LTD. HONG KONG.
Compare 1986.0988.256 (Radofin1610).
References:
[Advertisement], Washington Post, August 14, 1975, p. MD11. Advertised as regularly priced at $19.97, on sale for $11.88.
[Advertisement], Washington Post, September 25, 1975. Advertised as regularly priced at $14.88, on sale for $10.88.
[Advertisement], Los Angeles Times, December 14, 1975, p. OC3. Advertised as regularly priced at $12.88, on sale for $9.88.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Priser
date made
1975
ID Number
1986.0988.146
catalog number
1986.0988.146
accession number
1986.0988
Object Name
electronic calculator
Other Terms
electronic calculator; Handheld
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_334560