couple of old house finds[house gone now]

[tinpan]

hi everyone.my wife told that an old house around the corner was being pulled down this morning.so i jumped on the blower[phone] and called up the owner and asked if i could have a look.he says yes as lone as i was out by the time the demo blokes turned up.didn,t have much time about 20 minutes.found a old bottle[1870s] and this strange adding machine in good condition.its in pounds stirling and australia has had decimal money since 1966. i would say from the 1940s and i rescued BAMBI for the demo blokes.its a bit of junk . pics

 

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[tinpan]

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[parrothead]

Opportunity knocks and you get to answer. Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PBK]

Here's a link to some info on the Exactus calculator:

http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/exactus.html

BTW, that's a great Eureka flag avatar!

 

[tinpan]

thanks for info PBK and i cannot find where the batteries go !!!!!!!!! lol

tinpan

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Tin,

nice artifacts. Never know when oppertunity
will knock.

have a good un...............

 

[roswellborn]

Holy cow! I HAD one of those things when I was a kid! Not that brand, but I recognized the little slots that you put the stylus in and slide the whatsit down. And it wasn't in pounds sterling, either, just a decimal addition thingie.

The picture of the Exactus (on that site - thanks PBK) is pretty good. Mine looked more like the "Addiator" (what a name!), but would never have fit in a wallet. What fun!

Thanks for the pics - and maybe you'll be able to check it out more once the demolition is done...

HH
Nan

 

[roswellborn]

I shouldn't have hit "post" quite yet... here's a link to one that really does look like the one I had: http://www.vintagecalculators.com/Baby_1.jpg Identical except for the cover of the case (mine was sorta bronze color).

I hadn't thought of that thing in years. It may even still be around here somewhere. I'll definitely keep an eye out for it.

thanks for the memories,
Nan

 

[trk5capt]

TIN, Interesting Finds, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Neat finds Tinpan...Bambi is cute...thanks for saving him! I love those teardowns!

 

[bazinga]

Any markings on the bottom of bambi? It could be a valuable piece of pottery or it could be one of the common ones. But it never hurts to go take a look!

 

[mlw67]

I searched pretty heavily on Ebay for a bambi / fawn / deer planter and I didn't find one like that.

There is a discussion forum on Ebay called Pottery and Glass where the experts hang out. You can post a pic of your planter on there and get really good info usually. They will ask you for a photo of the base, no question about that--the base tells a lot about a pottery or glass piece.

 

[Southcacalaky]

Good job, HH Art...