Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Patented in 1965, the Meiwa 'Alexe' was one of the final evolutions of the affordable compact mechanical pocket adding machines before the advent of electronic pocket calculators. Capable of calculating up to five figures, it featured a clever addition-subtraction shift mechanism and quick-clearing mechanism.

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patents.google.com/patent/US3312395

jaapsch.net/mechcalc/alexe.htm

rechnerlexikon.de/en/artikel/Meiwa_Alexe

retrocalculators.com/Ricoh-Alexe.htm