Consul' the Educated Monkey
- Made:
- 1916-1918 in United States, Ohio and Dayton
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Consul" The Educated Monkey, simple multiplication device patented in Britain 1916 and 1918, tin
Consul' the Educated Monkey. A mathematical toy calculator patented by William Robertson in 1916 and made by the Educational Novelty Company of Dayton, Ohio, USA. When each of the monkey's feet are moved to point at two numbers, the monkey's hands move to indicate the product.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1990-695
- Materials:
- steel
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 150 mm x 138 mm x 10 mm, 0.07 kg
- type:
- toy calculator
- credit:
- Auction Team Koln
