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curtafan
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2 pics which I got from the previous owner - a very friendly german guy
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curtafan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| murff wrote: | stenella: | Quote: | | ...and the next one is probably 00923 - which I have |
His Curta is also labeled with "CURTA"  |
What do you mean, murff? Is Curta #923 also labeled "Curta"? |
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murff
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:10 am Post subject: |
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... yes, 923 is labeled "CURTA"
Some more thinking...
Based on the Curt Herzstark biography the name of the first Curtas was "LILIPUT" - then a first series was produced and named "CONTINA" then the final name "CURTA" was used.
- The number of these first prototypes/series is not known.
- The exact time of production of these first prototypes/series is not known (the list "Baujahr mit laufender Nummer" is not 100% fitting the biography).
- It's possible that they re-assembled "CONTINA" labeled Curtas with the final name "CURTA" (this could be important for the first commercial distribution of the Curta).
So, both Curtas - the 921 and 923 - should be authentic!
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curtafan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:14 am Post subject: |
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thank you murff for your competent information  |
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curtafan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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now it's finished - my oldest type I.
I took me a while to replace the broken rivet-fixed clearing lever with the correct screw-fixed new lever. And it is calculating like a 70's Curta - perfect.
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murff
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Looks perfect... congratulations!
Interesting the second inner serial number.
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Pete
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Good for you - looks just about perfect now!
Always a dilemma about how to display them, though. I got a load of bell jars and now my collection is on a long shelf in my living room...well, not ALL of them but a representative octet. Next to a framed Curta poster!
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curtafan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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yes, now its back to life
Would be nice to see a pic of some Curtas under the bell jars  |
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tripathiankush
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for sharing this post.Well done |
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