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Subj: The Victor
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The Victor
The company, established in 1919 to market a non-lister, quickly shifted
its production to a "true" adding machine with the addition of a printing
mechanism.
The original Model 210 sold well and later models appeared sporting
additional function keys culminating in the 1930's Model 500 electric.
As bulky as they now seem, these early Victors were lighter, simpler
and cheaper than the well established Burroughs machines and proved
to be a major source of competition.
Johantgen, the original inventor and designer of this early line,
died in April of 1932 and it appears that he was not to be replaced
for six years of this economically depressed era.
In March of 1938, Victor hired Thomas O. Mehan (creator of the original
Brennan machine) to replace Johantgen.
No man to waste time, Mehan promptly designed the model 600, a
lightweight, full keyboard machine that had no dial-wheel register,
thereby eliminating about half the parts. The model 700 with its
10-key keyboard, however retained the register and still had only one
third the parts of the older design! Today's electronic calcs are
all of the serial entry type (10 or more keys) and require a register
for visual confirmation regardless of whether a printer is present or
not. The non-obsolete full keyboard model could omit the register
when coupled with a printer.
73 Scott KF5JRV
KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
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