Facit
Sign in to saveAlso known as Facit AB, Åtvidaberg AB
right|thumb|Old brick advert of Facit-Odhner, New York. (Facit-Odhner was a sub-sidiary of Facit) right|thumb|Facit calculating machine, 1954 thumb|upright|Elof Ericsson (1887–1961), founder in 1922 of AB Åtvidabergs Industrier. Photo from 1937. Facit (Facit AB) was an industrial corporation and manufacturer of office products including furniture. It was based in Åtvidaberg, Sweden, and founded in 1922 as AB Åtvidabergs Industrier. Facit AB, a manufacturer of mechanical calculators, was incorporated into the corporation the same year. In 1932, the first ten-digit calculator was manufactured by
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right|thumb|Old brick advert of Facit-Odhner, New York. (Facit-Odhner was a sub-sidiary of Facit) right|thumb|Facit calculating machine, 1954 thumb|upright|Elof Ericsson (1887–1961), founder in 1922 of AB Åtvidabergs Industrier. Photo from 1937. Facit (Facit AB) was an industrial corporation and manufacturer of office products including furniture. It was based in Åtvidaberg, Sweden, and founded in 1922 as AB Åtvidabergs Industrier. Facit AB, a manufacturer of mechanical calculators, was incorporated into the corporation the same year. In 1932, the first ten-digit calculator was manufactured by Åtvidaberg Industries, it was named FACIT and became a great success.
In the 1950s, Facit introduced a mascot character, a short, smiling man with a wizard's cap called "Facit Man". The character first appeared in the instruction manuals for Facit's calculators. The character lasted into the 1970s.
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