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Locke Calculating Machine

 
 
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Locke Calculating Machine
 
Clarence E. Locke of Kensett, Iowa, received a patent in 1901 for his multi-slide calculator, the main features of which were that users would not have to change the machine's position to find the results and that the slides were lockable and easily distinguished.