1853 · Scheutz Machine · Werk 496 von 1.871

A difference engine of 1853 the size of an upright piano, an iron and brass frame, four horizontal rows of figure wheels one row for each order of difference, fifteen wheels across each row, the rows stacked one above the other on horizontal shafts, a printing mechanism at one end with a small tray for the stereotype mould, a hand crank at the side, the construction plain and light, the engine standing on a plain grey plinth before a flat grey background, even flat light from directly in front.
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