Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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The Schubert DRV is a very well-designed pinwheel calculator. It was in production from 1952 till the 1970s. The controls are set up so that they can be used with one hand, and designed to need minimal effort. It was designed by Emil Schubert, who had previously co-founded and run Thales.

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0:00 Introduction
0:20 Addition
0:46 Multiplication, shifting the carriage
2:11 Clearing
4:34 Back Transfer
5:25 Serial number
5:59 History, Emil Schubert
8:03 Models
9:29 Outro