Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2020.01.02
- Made by: Facit AB, in Stockholm, Sweden
- Model: TK
- Serial Number: 224787
- Date Made: 1936 to 1954.
- Approximate size: Unknown.
- Accessories: Case
- Condition: Good
Commentary:
This mechanical calculator is labeled on the front “FACIT Made in Sweden” There is a “Keith Watts Typewriters Ltd” label on the back. On the bottom is the number “224787” It comes in a black fiber case.
From a review of various websites this is a Model TK. The model TK was made from 1936 to 1954. It was equipped with sliding quotient coupling (dispensing the need to fill out the dividend with zeroes).
Vic Wolchansky ALS used it for field calculations for wellsie, pipeline and subdivision surveys in Alberta.
Source of Object: Donated by Vic Wolchansky, ALS.
Notes: This Facit calculator has been transferred to the Kootenay Brown Pioneer Village in Pincher Creek, Alberta. The AGHS does not have another one in its collection.
References: Visit the article Too Cumbersome for the Field – Mechanical Calculators for additional information along with https://mechanicalcalculators.wordpress.com/about/facit-calculators/.
Description by: Ed Titanich, September 27, 2024 and Gordon Olsson, October 30, 2025..