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Rotary Converter, IRT Subway Substation 13, Midtown Manhattan, 2017. (fedia.io)

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Rotary Converter, IRT Subway Substation 13, Midtown Manhattan, 2017.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I hadn't had my morning coffee and my first thought when I saw this photo (of the rotary converter) was "oh, that is a top view of a Curta calculator." (I used to be pretty good on a Curta.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] a very, very large one.

Curta Type II mechanical calculator

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] continuing the theme of misunderstanding what you're seeing, I saw that and was thought it was a clockwork camera lens for a second (not that I think there is such a thing, but my brain isn't that quick today).