Provenance: ex “Dunottar Collection” of the late David Gamble, 2014.

Article in La Nature 1893

The 1893 issue of La Nature contains an article “Machines A Additioner” by G. Mareschal describing the working of the Centigraph together with a more standard stylus operated ribbon adder.[^G. Mareschal, “Machines A Addtioner”, La Nature, 1893, pp. 539–540.

This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph (it is believed to be one of 4 known to exist worldwide²) and invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co.

This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph (it is believed to be one of 4 known to exist worldwide⁴) and invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co.

This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph (it is believed to be one of 4 known to exist worldwide⁵) and invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co.

The US Patent for the Centigraph was taken out by Arthur E. Shattuck as inventor on 9 June 1891 - see US Patent 453778.

¹ The known surviving Centigraphs are:
(i) Sold by Southebys 7 October 1994. Estimated price € 6,000–8,000;
(ii) Sold by Brekker 24 Nov 2007. Estimated price : € 3,000/5,000 and ultimately sold for € 11,067.03 [Bulletin de Liaison de l’Association Nationale des Collectionneurs de Machines à Ecrire et à Calculer Mécaniques, 30 Mars 2008, p 11.]
(iii) Held in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University. 1453: Serial Number Harvard emuseum website and
(iv) this one Serial 1523: Provenance - Purchased from the Dunottar Collection in May 2014, who in turn had purchased it from Tom Grossman - Rochester Hills, MI, USA, in 19 Dec 2008. (↑)

² The known surviving Centigraphs are:
(i) Sold by Southebys 7 October 1994. Estimated price € 6,000–8,000;
(ii) Sold by Brekker 24 Nov 2007. Estimated price : € 3,000/5,000 and ultimately sold for € 11,067 [Bulletin de Liaison de l’Association Nationale des Collectionneurs de Machines à Ecrire et à Calculer Mécaniques, 30 Mars 2008, p 11.]
(iii) Held in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University. 1453: Serial Number Harvard emuseum website and
(iv) this one Serial 1523: Provenance - Purchased from the Dunottar Collection in May 2014, who in turn had purchased it from Tom Grossman - Rochester Hills, MI, USA, in 19 Dec 2008. (↑)

³ The known surviving Centigraphs are:
(i) Sold by Southebys 7 October 1994. Estimated price E6000–8000;
(ii) Sold by Brekker 24 Nov 2007. Estimated price : € 3,000/5,000 and ultimately sold for 11.067,03 [Bulletin de Liaison de l’Association Nationale des Collectionneurs de Machines à Ecrire et à Calculer Mécaniques, 30 Mars 2008, p 11.]
(iii) Held in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University. 1453: Serial Number Harvard emuseum website and
(iv) this one Serial 1523: Provenance - Purchased from the Dunottar Collection in May 2014, who in turn had purchased it from Tom Grossman - Rochester Hills, MI, USA, in 19 Dec 2008. (↑)

⁴ The known surviving Centigraphs are:
(i) Sold by Southebys 7 October 1994. Estimated price € 6,000–8,000;
(ii) Sold by Brekker 24 Nov 2007. Estimated price : € 3,000/5,000 and ultimately sold for € 11,067.03 [Bulletin de Liaison de l’Association Nationale des Collectionneurs de Machines à Ecrire et à Calculer Mécaniques, 30 Mars 2008, p 11.]
(iii) Held in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University. 1453: Serial Number Harvard emuseum website and
(iv) this one Serial 1523: Provenance - Purchased from the Dunottar Collection in May 2014, who in turn had purchased it from Tom Grossman - Rochester Hills, MI, USA, in 19 Dec 2008. (↑)

⁵ The known surviving Centigraphs are:
(i) Sold by Southebys 7 October 1994. Estimated price E6000–8000;
(ii) Sold by Brekker 24 Nov 2007. Estimated price : € 3,000/5,000 and ultimately sold for 11.067,03 [Bulletin de Liaison de l’Association Nationale des Collectionneurs de Machines à Ecrire et à Calculer Mécaniques, 30 Mars 2008, p 11.]
(iii) Held in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University. 1453: Serial Number Harvard emuseum website and
(iv) this one Serial 1523: Provenance - Purchased from the Dunottar Collection in May 2014, who in turn had purchased it from Tom Grossman - Rochester Hills, MI, USA, in 19 Dec 2008. (↑)

This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph (it is believed to be one of 3 known to exist worldwide) and invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co..

This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co..

The machine is driven by a spring which is wound up by winding the main wheel. Numbers are accumulated by pressing one of the five number keys. Where a number greater than five is to be input, two keys may be pressed simultaneously. The result is displayed in the numerals displayed on the front most disc. The counter can count up to 99. Beyond that, the arrow on the left of the rotating disc can point to a number from 1 to 5. These delineate the hundreds accumulated. Thus the adding machine can count up to 599. Beyond that, the adding machine must be reset. This is achieved by putting the arrow back to its outermost position and then resetting the counter.

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The US Patent for the Centigraph was taken out by Arthur E. Shattuck as inventor on 9 June 1891 - see US Patent 453778.

The US Patent for the Centigraph was taken out by Arthur E. Shattuck as inventor on 9 June 1891 - see US Patent 453778?.

This machine has been sold to this collection and is being prepared for transport. This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph invented by Arthur E. Shattuck and patented in 1891. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co..

Patent

The US Patent for the Centigraph was taken out by Arthur E. Shattuck as inventor on 9 June 1892 - see US Patent 453778?.

Numbers are accumulated by pressing one of the five number keys. Where a number greater than five is to be input, two keys may be pressed simultaneously. The result is displayed in the numerals displayed on the front most disc. The counter can count up to 99. Beyond that, the arrow on the left of the rotating disc can point to a number from 1 to 5. These delineate the hundreds accumulated. Thus the adding machine can count up to 599. Beyond that, the adding machine must be reset. This is achieved by putting the arrow back to its outermost position and then resetting the counter.

Numbers are accumulated by pressing one of the five number keys. Where a number greater than five is to be input, two keys may be pressed simultaneously. The result is displayed in the numerals displayed on the front most disc. The counter can count up to 99. Beyond that, the arrow on the front most disc can point to a number from 1 to 5 these representing the hundreds. With this addition the adding machine can count up to 599. Beyond that, the adding machine must be reset. This is achieved by putting the arrow back to its outermost position and then resetting the counter.

This machine has been sold to this collection and is being prepared for transport. This is an extremely rare example of a Centigraph. It is a mechanical adding machine innovatively utilised a keyboard to transmit rotational motion to a central accumulating rotating gear wheel. It was sold by the American Adding Machine Co..

Numbers are accumulated by pressing one of the five number keys. Where a number greater than five is desired to be input, two keys may be pressed simultaneously. The result is displayed in the numerals displayed on the front most disc. The counter can count up to 99. Beyond that, the arrow on the front most disc can point to a number from 1 to 5 these representing the hundreds. With this addition the adding machine can count up to 599. Beyond that, the adding machine must be reset. This is achieved by putting the arrow back to its outermost position and then resetting the counter.

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This machine has been sold to this collection and is being prepared for transport.

This machine has been sold to this collection and is being prepared for transport.

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(:title Centigraph Adder, 1891, serial no. 1523:)

This machine has been sold to this collection and is being prepared for transport.