GrumpyTim | Sterlicon "5" - The Ultimate British Decimal Currency Converter @GrumpyTim | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 3 hours ago
The Sterlicon "5" currency converter was introduced in 1970 in preparation for D Day or Decimal Day on Monday 15th February 1971 - the day that Britain officially changed from the old Pounds, Shillings and Pence currency to the Decimal system that's still in use today. The Sterlicon is a mechanical calculator, albeit with a limited amount it can do, as it can only convert old sterling currency into decimal - I'll put a link below to my playlist of mostly mechanical calculators. There were plenty of other currency converters available, from simple charts to devices with rotating wheels to reveal the conversion, but everything I've seen rounded certain figures up or down because the two currencies didn't divide into each other exactly. The Sterlicon gave a more accurate conversion with up to 3 decimal places for each penny.
The Sterlicon was very well made, and cost £6/19/6 (six pounds nineteen shillings and six pence) which equated to £6.97 1/2 in the new decimal currency.
Start 00:00
Pounds Shillings & Pence 00:17
Coins 00:35
Preparing for D Day 02:23
The Sterlicon 02:40
How it works 03:56
Sterlicon details 06:44
Outro 09:15
Since filming this video I might have figured out the "5" in the name - the Sterlicon calculates the pound 5 decimal places, so that may well be the reason for the "5" in the name.
You can see more of my vintage calculator videos in my playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8E7qepyRm5BhvfGlDEM0xPnftwIHBYQD
If you've enjoyed this video and you'd like to help support the channel, you can make a one off, no obligation donation, using the PayPal link below:
paypal.com/paypalme/GrumpyTimYouTube?locale.x=en_GB
Outro Music
"As Yet Untitled"
by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page)
grumpytim.bandcamp.com
http://www.grumpytim.com
The Sterlicon "5" currency converter was introduced in 1970 in preparation for D Day or Decimal Day on Monday 15th February 1971 - the day that Britain officially changed from the old Pounds, Shillings and Pence currency to the Decimal system that's still in use today. The Sterlicon is a mechanical calculator, albeit with a limited amount it can do, as it can only convert old sterling currency into decimal - I'll put a link below to my playlist of mostly mechanical calculators. There were plenty of other currency converters available, from simple charts to devices with rotating wheels to reveal the conversion, but everything I've seen rounded certain figures up or down because the two currencies didn't divide into each other exactly. The Sterlicon gave a more accurate conversion with up to 3 decimal places for each penny.
The Sterlicon was very well made, and cost £6/19/6 (six pounds nineteen shillings and six pence) which equated to £6.97 1/2 in the new decimal currency.
Start 00:00
Pounds Shillings & Pence 00:17
Coins 00:35
Preparing for D Day 02:23
The Sterlicon 02:40
How it works 03:56
Sterlicon details 06:44
Outro 09:15
Since filming this video I might have figured out the "5" in the name - the Sterlicon calculates the pound 5 decimal places, so that may well be the reason for the "5" in the name.
You can see more of my vintage calculator videos in my playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8E7qepyRm5BhvfGlDEM0xPnftwIHBYQD
If you've enjoyed this video and you'd like to help support the channel, you can make a one off, no obligation donation, using the PayPal link below:
paypal.com/paypalme/GrumpyTimYouTube?locale.x=en_GB
Outro Music
"As Yet Untitled"
by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page)
grumpytim.bandcamp.com
http://www.grumpytim.com
