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Restoring IBM's 1920s Computing Cheese Cutter

Hand Tool Rescue · Demo · YouTube title: IBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]
Why it's here

HN shares it as a fun curiosity about early IBM history, with time stamps for the nameplate and the explanation.

What it covers

A 47-minute restoration of a 1920s IBM computing cheese cutter, a machine with parts patented between 1901 and 1907. The video covers the restoration work and explains why it is a computing cheese cutter.