Hugo Bunzel
Born c.1852, probably in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Died 28 March 1908 in Vienna, Austria.
Hugo Bunzel studied art and calligraphy. He went on to sell office supplies, including pen nibs branded with his own name. For a time he worked in partnership with Arthur Burkhardt. He moved to Vienna c.1897, selling calculating machines made by Arthur Burkhardt (Glashütte), but with Bunzel's nameplate, before developing his own machines, using some parts from Burkhardt.
Finally, Bunzel took over an invention of the Glashütte company Saxonia and improved the design, taking out three patents in Austria-Hungary and Germany. The improvements were soon adopted by a number of other manufacturers. Around 1905 he added the name "Delton", probably to ease acceptance in the English-speaking world.
After his death in 1908, his wife Marie and his son Kurt took over the business.
The above information is condensed from the 'Rechnerlexikon' website, where much more information will be found.[1]
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