Olimpia Werke West Germany CD102 Electric Calculator with 12 Digit Green Fluorescent Display Good Working Condition Vintage 1970s

AN OLIMPIA CD 102 ELECTRIC CALCULATOR MADE BY OLIMPIA WERKE IN WEST GERMANY.
 
THROUGH THE 1970S OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL MARKETED SEVERAL MODELS OF PORTABLE CALCULATORS, WITH BOTH BATTERIES AND AC POWER SUPPLY, TO A SIMILAR DESIGN.
 
THE OLIMPIA CD102 IS ALSO A HYBRID DESKTOP & HAND-HELD CALCULATOR MEANING IT HAS BOTH A TRANSFORMER FOR AC OPERATION AND CAN TAKE DISPOSABLE BATTERIES FOR HAND-HELD USE.
 
THE DISPLAY IS 12 DIGITSIN A BEAUTIFUL BLUE-GREEN VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAY (VFD).
 
IT HAS 4-FUNCTIONS (- + / X) AND %.
 
MADE IN JAPAN FOR OLYMPIA WERKE AG., WILHELMSHAVEN, WEST GERMANY.
 
TESTED WITH BATTERIES AND IT IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IT CAN ALSO USE AN 8 SHAPED POWER CORD. POWER CORD AND BATTERIES NOT SUPPLIED.
 
SIZE 19.5CM DEEP 6CM HIGH 17CM WIDE
CONDITION: TESTED WITH BATTERIES AND IT IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IT CAN ALSO USE AN 8 SHAPED POWER CORD. POWER CORD AND BATTERIES NOT SUPPLIED.
 
OIMPIA WERKE (1903-1992):
Olympia began in 1903 and were at one point regarded as the "Mercedes Benz of typewriters" showcasing the effects of solid German engineering. The company flourished until WWII when most of the production facilities and workers where lost during the war.
After the war, facing Soviet oppression, several workers fled to West Germany and re-started the company this time as Olympia Werke. They were regarded by many as some of the best manual typewriters and other items like calculators ever produced. The Olympia typewriters and calculators are solid, well-constructed machines perfect for the enthusiast who not only wants to own an aesthetically pleasing object, but who could put it through the rigors of use.
Olympia saw its most successful years between the 1950s-1970s. However, the company failed to adapt to customer's technological demands and closed in 1992. During these swan song years of Olimpia some items were made in Japan under license of Olimpia Werke Germany.
 
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