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Row #01
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Kimono Silk Store In Old Japan, Shows Soroban. lANTERN Glass Slide. OkinawaSoba Collection. Ca.1895-1905 hand-tinted glass lantern-slide photo. Made by T. TAKAGI of Kobe, but probably photographed by KOZABURO TAMAMURA of Yokohama who sold all of his stock to Takagi.
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Japanese Bead Maker With Pump Drill.Meiji-Era 1904. Though rarely seen today, the pump drill was an important part of many old artisan cultures including the making of Soroban. The western cultures were making fine watches at the same time using similar devices.
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Fruit Seller In Old Japan With Soroban, Ca1897-1900 by T. ENAMI, Glass Slide Stereoview. Okinawa Soba Collection
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This photograph by Arnold Genthe was originally labeled "The Jewelry Shop". Note the set of scales in the glass case on the counter at right as well as the abacus on the counter in front of the shop attendant.
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Used Kimono Seller With Soroban. Japan.1890s Glass Slide. Okinawa Soba Collection
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Row #02
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Japanese Pipe Shop Showing Soroban, Yokohama Studio Of SHINICHI SUZUKI II
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Japanese Girls Shop At Silk Store. Merchant With Soroban. 1870s Glass Slide. Okinawa Soba Collection
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Japanese Porcelain Dealer With Soroban.ca1890s. Hand-tinted Salt Print. Okionawa Soba Collection
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Japanese Kimono Seller Shows Soroban. 1890s Glass Slide. Okinawa Soba Collection
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Soroban On The Old Tokaido. Kawasaki-shi,Juku Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo By only1tanuki
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Row #03
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Old Japan Hardware Goods Shop Ca1885-95 Note:2 Sorobans are Shown. Hand Tinted Albumen Print, Okinawa Soba Collection. Note: There are two Soroban in the picture.
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Japanese Man With Soroban With Fans, old studio photo. The negative was probably almost 15 years old when KIMBEI KUSAKABE brought it out to make the above print ca1896.
Notice that the man seated to the right has his hair done up in the chonmage "top knot" that was prohibited starting in the 1870s.
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UCMAS abacus students. UCMAS took its roots in Malaysia and with the collaboration of Zhusuan Association, China, constantly rose with increased representation in different countries.
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UCMAS (Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic System) Abacus Examination.
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The Brass Ornament Dealer Ca1897-1900 by T. ENAMI. Glass Lantern-Slide From Stereoview. Image is from the vast and rare Photographic Collections of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Row #04
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Universal Statuary Corp 1958, "Asian Man With Abacus"
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Drawing Children With Abacus
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Japanese Antique Dealer With Soroban
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Postcard of Hong Kong Chinese Bookkeepers Checking Accounts
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The McBee Company Ad with Abacus
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Row #05
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Ancient Computer Expo
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Abacus Hotel Wall Hanging
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This huge suanpan is a climbing frame on a childrens playground
in "Waipuojia", Zhejiang Province, China. Photo by Qian Xiao Kui, couertesy of Joern Luetjen's Abacus-online-Museum.
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IBM Abacus ad 1953
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Jimmy Woo's (Phoenix, Arizona) Interior Giant Abacus
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Row #06
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Female Clerk Calculating Price On Chinese Abacus,Beijingh,China, 1977
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Female Clerk Calculating Price On Japanese Soroban, Japan.
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Jinko Abacus
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Drawing Of Abacus in Chinese Laundry
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Abacus IBM Ad April 24, 1921 Saturday Evening Post
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Row #07
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Photo through a microscope of the world's smallest image of abacus, at 5mm long, imprinted in a Hewlett Packard Integrated Circuit.. The beads are set at Pi= 3.14159265358979. Code named Abacus or 1FW6, the chip was used exclusively for Hewlett-Packard products. The logical design was engineered by Jerry Ringelin in Lake Stevens, Washington and the physical design by Gary Petrie and Paul Nuber in Fort Collins, Colorado. The initials of the designers appear on the left of the abacus. Photo through a microscope at Micro.Magnet website at Florida State University.
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Ming Dynasty Style Suan Pan 1573
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China Nantong Abacus Museum, located by the Haohe River, offers a permanent exhibition covering
6000 square meters, making it the world's largest and oldest museum dedicated to the history of the abacus.
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A pavilion model composed by 668 abacuses at an exhibition with the theme of abacus
culture in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, April 27, 2011.
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The Sea Is Watching "Umi wa miteita" (original title) 2002 - Japanese Movie
with english subtitles, showing a 1/5 bead 15 digit Soroban. Photo by Mike Konshak
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Row #08
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Abacus In a Fish Bowl Sculptor, Photo By Frans129
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Abacus In Litton Ad, Scientific American Nov1956
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Abacus Windows at Abacus Museum in Huang, China. Photo By Alphafan
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Abacus Shop, Shanghai China. Photo By Umair Ahmen of Islamabad, Pakistan
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Abacus Shop Sign in Yuen Long (China). Photo By Xxstickeyricexx
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Row #09
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Japanese Man With Soroban Surrounded By Old Japanese Military Paraphernalia
By T. ENAMI ca.1892-95. Hand-colored glass slide.
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Abacus Gateway at Sun Yat Sen Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Korean Herald, September 24, 1989 article on abacus in schools. Prof. Joern Luetjen Collection, Germany.
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Lido Abacus, Venice, Italy 2007. Photo By Jmarker
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Shanghai China Dec 2005, Shanghai Sculpture Space.
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Row #10
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Japanese Print Of Man Using Soroban
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Giant Abacus sculptor in Colombo World Trade Towers, Sri Lanka
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Girl Counting On Abacus, Bethlehem Play, 2002 in Burnet, Texas.Photo By Jlmgwn
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Wao With Big Abacus in Shop, 2006 Photo By Karenmoment7
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6 Meter Abacus Abacus Culture Museum, Taiyun, China
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Row #11
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2006 Shanghai International Mosaiculture, shrubbery. Photo By Moyuanjin
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2008 Singapore Abacus Mental Exam. Students Receive Certificates
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Asian Merchants Sculpture, Singapore. Photo By Zenon Lee
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Asian Merchants Sculpture, another view, Singapore. Photo By Zenon Lee
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Adam Riesen, 1575 Block Print showing counting table
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Row #12
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Female Asian students using abacus/soroban
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Print of Japanese Merchant Using Soroban, courtesy of Computer History Museum
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Giga (cartoon character) dancing with soroban, c1868
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Calculation with the soroban in Yoshida Mitsuyoshi's Jinkoki, 1641 edition.
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Soroban with roman and rovas numerals, Created by Rovosaman, published in Wiki Commons.
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Row #13
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Abacus Used In Seoul, South Korea Medical Store. By Regina from Berkeley,CA
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Calculating Kitchen Expenses With Soroban at Karuizawa. 2009 Photo By Michael Plewman
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Soroban Shop Near Sensoji, Asakusa, Chome, Tokyo Prefecture. 2008 Photo By Abbey
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Soroban Using Roman Numerals at Coffee Shop In Toon City, Ehime, Shikoku Island. 2012 Photo ByJim O'Neil
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Abacus In Chinese Fireworks Shop. 2006 Photo by Augapfel, Christopher.
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Row #14
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Seoul, South Korea P'ungmul Flea Market. 2011 Photo By Moreska
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Japanese Merchant Tools In Museum. 2006 Photo By Hector Garcia
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Soroban Shop In Yamamato, Hanakawado, Tokyo. Photo By KMRT
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Soroban Shop in Asakusa, Japan. 2009 Photo By Chris Hand
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Soroban Shop in Asakusa, Japan. 2009 Photo By Chris Hand
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Row #15
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Abacus In Box In Hong Kong Shop. 2010 Photo By Bombermann121
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Suzhou Sweets Shop China, Abacus On Counter. 2008 Photo By Gameboys And Giggles
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Abacus In Aba Sichuan, China LinenShop. 2005 Photo By Raul Gutierrez
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Abacus Art Downtown Gwangju. 2012 Photo By Jimmy McIntyre
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Abacus Art Downtown Gwangju. 2012 Photo By Jimmy McIntyre
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Row #16
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Soroban Shop In Gifu, Japan. 2011 Photo By Akirat
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Old Soy Sauce Shop With Abacus On Counter In Central Hong Kong. 2009 Photo By John Ng
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Shop Keeper Uses Abacus In Shop in ChinaTown, Kolkata. 2007 Photo By Vijayakumarbalaji
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Big abacus. Photo By Smart neddy
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Kyota Bottle shop And Bar, Elderly Woman With Soroban. 2008 Photo By Roving
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Row #17
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Schoty Abacus Used In Produce Shop in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2012 Photo By Jim Yumievriwan
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Linen Shop With Abacus Lantian, Wangfujing, Beijing, China. 1984 Photo By Katte Belletje
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Schoty Abacus Found In The Ruins Of Pripyat School In Chernobyl, Russia. 2011 Photo By Rob Spencer
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Georgtown Malaysia, Abacus And Elderly Man. 2009 Photo By Mario Jorge Lopez
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Kashmir Shop Owner Uses Schoty Style Abacus. 2008 Photo By Rebecca Jayne Wolfe
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Row #18
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Shop Girl Uses Abacus In Calculator Shop In Beijing, China. 1995 Photo By John Sloan
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24 Hour Shop In Murmansk with Schoty Abacus. 2006 Photo By PaulvD
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Schoty Abacus In Shop In Kashgar, China. 2006 Photo By Janice Lane
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Tehran,Iran Shop Owner Uses Schoty Style Abacus. "Chortke" In Farsi. 2011 Photo By Kombizz Kashani
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Shop Keeper Haj Aghja, And Customer, In Tehran, Iran. 2011 Photo By Kombizz Kashani
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Row #19
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Miyake Cafe And Confectionery Shop with Sorabon Display. 2010 Photo By Sunetteh
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Large Wall Soroban In Kyoto Station, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. 2009 Photo By Zack Lee
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Petaling Street Hardware Shop In China, With Abacus. 2012 Photo By Tian Yake
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Sakhalin Island Grocery Store With Schoty In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. 1998 Photo By Steve Jurvetson
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Brush Holder Abacus. Beijing China
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Row #20
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Monument Of Soroban At Ono, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo By 663Highland
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Ono_City Tradition Industrial Hall. Soroban Specimens. Photo By 663Highland
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Ono City Tradition Industrial Hall, Temple made of Soroban. Photo By663Highland
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Ono City Tradition Industrial Hall, Temple made of Sorobans. Photo By663Highland
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Japan-America Society of Dallas/FortWorth. Akimatsuri Fall Festival. 2011
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Row #21
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Schoty Abacus Tashkent, Uzebekistan. 1984 Photo By Sten-Ake Stenberg
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China Bead Abacus. British Museum. 2007 Photo By Collegestudent86
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Basket ball Abacus. Chapel Hill. 2005
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Shanghai China 2005. Man Repairing An Abacus
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Japanese Student Using Soroban c1930
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Row #22
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1899 Photo of Salamis Tablet c300B.C.
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Abacus using Pebbles in grooves
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Roman Abacus. Bronze Replica by Joern Luetjen, Germany
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Along The River by Zhang Zeduan, Saun Pan in Herbal Shop
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Along The River by Zhang Zeduan Displayed at Ching Ming Festival
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Row #23
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The European Table Abacus (Circa 1299)
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A Baqua circular abacus (1368-1644)
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Chinese Shop Owner Using Suan Pan
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Frozen Fish Market, St. Petersburg
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Russia food store, Schoty Abacus at each counter
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Row #24
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Japanese "Merchant Making Accounts" on Soroban by Artist Hokusaiwho is
one of the main artists of the EDO school, known as "paintings of the floating world".
He is also known for the diversity of names used throughout his professional career,
Shunro, Sori, Kako, Taito, Gakyonjin, Iitsu and Manji.
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Early 1900's Eastern European Office with Schotky (Abacus). EarlyOfficeMuseum.com Image
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Japananese Pupil Using Soroban (Abacus) 1906 Print
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Russian Schoty (Abacus) Seller Carrying His Wares
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BYTE Magazine July 1978 History of Computing
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Row #25
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Lockheed Ad With Abacus 1963
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Abacus Under Glass Comic
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Asian Scribe And Mathmetician Statues Bronze Gilt Over Plaster Figurines Holding Abacus And Book
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Abacus Finger Ring
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Australia Accountancy Congress - 1972 FDC Postage Stamp And Card
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Row #26
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An Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Of The Edo Period (1603-1867). Calculating On Soroban. The Abacus Today - Mathematics In School 1975
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Long 41 row, 2x5 bead Abacus in Antique Shop
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Custom Abacus Display, Chapel Hill, 2005
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Bronze Buddha Statue Vintage 24 Karat Gold Plated Solid cast Metal
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Wood Buddha Statue With Abacus, 1719. Aiki Kazushige Collection
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Row #27
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Clerk In The Hong Kong And Shanghai Bank, The Abacus Today Mathematics In School 1975
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1963 Abacus Math Contest
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Abacus Window At Abacus Museum in Huang, China
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Postcard with Abacus
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Postcard with Cat playing with Abacus. 1909
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Row #28
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Taiwan Chamber Of Commerce Abacus Mental Calculation Exam. July 2009. Mr.and Mrs. Tan's Abacus Class "LittleSquirrels".
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Child Holding Abacus Back Scratcher
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Abacus Contest In Elementary School in USA
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2008 Singapore Abacus Mental Exams. Students Receive Certificates
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