Curta calculator Type II, all metal, 1960, w/can + 3 manuals PERFECT WORKING ST

Description

Up for auction from my personally collection is a
rare, early, all metal
Curta Type II
high precision mechanical calculator
of finest workmanship
developed by Curt Herzstark
(first pocket calculator)
looking like a small metal pepper mill
or coffee grinder
This Curta with low serial number "515956" was
manufactured around october 1960.
This Curta is an early, all metal type II without any plastic parts,
means this Curta contains only metal parts,
also the crank and clearing lever are made of metal.
Later on, in the mid 1960s, the Type II were only supplied
with plastic cranks and plastic clearing levers.
This Curta calculator is in perfect working order.
All of the knobs, clearing lever, carriage, operating handle and
all of the other mechanical parts functioning smoothly and lightly.
It operates correctly in every way,
even with negative crank turns,
the ten-carrying mechanism works correctly in every position of the carriage
I performed the testing procedures outlined on the curta.org website
and everything is how it is expected.
This Curta calculator is almost free from signs of use
with exception of a scratch mark on the clearing plate
which is caused by the clearing lever (visible in pictures)
This Curta calculator comes with i
ts metal can in near mint state
and
following 3 operating manuals
* the Curta operation instructions in English (46 pages),
* the Curta computing examples in English (51 pages),
* the fold-out 20-page operating manual in English "Your Curta Calculator"
These manuals are new, high quality reproductions.
Please examine the pictures carefully - I have taken great care to show the device in great detail.
The pictures are part of the item description.
Please ask all your questions before bidding!
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