Early computing-related items
but not computers! Eric Foxley owned all the objects not credited as "Photo from ...".

1: Abacus

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2: Calculating Bones

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3: Calculating Bones

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4: Calculator by Blaise Pascal - 1624

Image 34 kbytes
5: Pascal Calculator

Image 28 kbytes
6: Babbage's difference engine - 1833

Image 49 kbytes
7: Charles Babbage

Image 29 kbytes
8: Jacquard loom card - 1860

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9: Jacquard loom card - 1860

Image 38 kbytes
10: Jacquard loom card - 1860

Image 62 kbytes
11: Babbage's Analytic Engine

Image 39 kbytes
12: Babbage's Analytic Engine

Image 49 kbytes
13: Babbage's Analytic Engine

Image 47 kbytes
14: A circular Jacquard knitting machine

Image 33 kbytes
15: Schutz Difference Engine

Image 23 kbytes
16: Schutz Difference Engine

Image 46 kbytes
17: Madas VII Max Calculator

Image 21 kbytes
18: Hand Calculator

Image 30 kbytes
19: RAF air speed calculator

Image 37 kbytes
20: RAF air speed calculator

Image 35 kbytes

21: Analogue Air Po

sition Indicator

Image 38 kbytes

22: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 37 kbytes
23: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 23 kbytes
24: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 30 kbytes
25: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 38 kbytes
26: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 36 kbytes
27: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 40 kbytes
28: Analogue Air Position Indicator

Image 27 kbytes
29: APE-X computer - 1954

Image 61 kbytes
30: Slide rule - 1956

Image 23 kbytes
31: Slide rule - 1956 - viewed through magnifier

Image 22 kbytes
32: Slide rule - 1956 - close-up

Image 48 kbytes
33: Soroban - 1950s model

Image 33 kbytes
34: Soroban - 1950s

Image 28 kbytes
35: Soroban - close-up

Image 24 kbytes
36: Slide rule - 1957

Image 17 kbytes
37: Slide rule - 1957

Image 35 kbytes
38: Brunsviga hand calculator - 1959

Image 37 kbytes
39: Brunsviga hand calculator - 1959

Image 42 kbytes
40: Brunsviga hand calculator - 1959

Image 48 kbytes
41: Brunsviga hand calculator - 1959

Image 45 kbytes
42: Set lead type - 1960

Image 50 kbytes
43: Set lead type - 1960

Image 51 kbytes
44: Set lead type - 1960

Image 46 kbytes
45: Set lead type - 1960

Image 46 kbytes
46: Set lead type - 1960 - Bewick woodcut

Image 56 kbytes
47: Denon electronic calculator - 1975?

Image 42 kbytes
48: Denon electronic calculator

Image 32 kbytes
49: Denon electronic calculator

Image 34 kbytes
50: Denon electronic calculator

Image 35 kbytes
51: Calculator

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Index page created Fri Dec 2 08:36:44 2005. All information © Eric Foxley.