Rare Vintage Retro 1980s calculator Bulgarian Elka 1300 - Nixie style VFD display 8 digit Nixie style VFD display.

Model: ELKA 1300-211-02 Made in Bulgaria

DSO”IZOT” /ДСО“ИЗОТ“/ Тhe electronic calculator ELKA 1300 Factory number-0393 meets the requirements of BDS 9978-87  (БДС 9978-87) and is recognized as usable.

Full working order.Has traces of usage,scratches,but the buttons and display are completely reserved and are new.The display and buttons are not scratched and deleted.Very little is used.In excellent condition for work or for collecting.

Will require 220v/50Hz power supply ( included )

This is a brief history of Bulgarian electronic calculators ELKA. Bulgaria was the 4-th country in the world to develop desktop digital electronic calculators, after UK’s ANITA, Italian IME and Japan’s CASIO and SHARP. The first model ELKA (bulg.abbrev. ELectronic CAlculator) was issued in 1965. It was called ELKA 6521 and was based on germanium transistors. The scientists St. Angelov, L. Antonov and P. Popov received the highest science & culture price in communist Bulgaria – the „Dimitrov“ Prize & Honorary title. The  company "Orgtechnika" made the fourth (4th) electronic calculator in the world, after Anita (1961), IME 84 (1963) and Friden (1964). Orgtechnika was the first Eastern Block company to offer an electronic calculator. It was named "ELKA" (from the words ELectronic CAlculator) and the model was ELKA 6522. It was introduced in April 1965 in  and in May 1965 in USSR at Moscow expo of electronic industry. Orgtechnika most probably was the FIRST company IN THE WORLD to offer an electronic calculator with a paper output (printer) - ELKA 25 in 1966 (at Hanover expo, 1966).!                                                            ELKA 53 is from the well-known ELKA 50- series of desktop calculators. This series was designed in early 1970s in response to the demand of mid size desktop calculators. The  company "Orgtechnika" had several models already in production, including a recently introduced variety of pocket calculators (the 100- and 130- series) but there was a demand for a high quality mid-sized desktop calculator. Target market were universities, medium and large offices, state companies, accountants, etc. This model was exported in large numbers to Eastern Europe and USSR.

By many Elka 50-series is considered to be the BEST series of calculators produced by Orgtechnika. This series was produced for more than 14 years and had several models like for example: Elka 50, Elka 51, Elka 53, Elka 55, Elka 1300. The last one (Elka 1300) is an aniversary eddition - "1300 years ". It was a slightly re-styled version of either Elka 50 or Elka 51 and it was prodcued only in 1981.

I think ELKA 1300 probably will be an interesting item for many Electronic Calculator collectors.

Display - individual VFD tubes for each digit:

Russian IV-3 (ИВ-3) Green colour Vacuum Flourescent Display tubes (VFD) were used for the display

Measures: 23.5 x 17 cm ~ 9 x 6 inches overall length / width

Nice addition to any collection.

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You will get this “VINTAGE ELKA 1300 Bulgarian Calculator 1980s” as you see it in the photos,it's ready for use and everything is working on it.This is rare genuine original Vintage Retro 1980s calculator Bulgarian Elka 1300 for connoisseurs and collectors.Please email me for more questions you are interested in.

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