The top plane of the first "Automatic Totalisator," designed by George Julius (1913). It was a mechanical computer designed for calculating and displaying bets at horse races.

There are more really awesome pictures of it, at this link:
https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/historydisplays/SecondFloor/Totalisators/FirstJulius/FirstJuliusMain.php#tickets

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'designed for calculating and displaying bets at horse races', that is some specialised babbagepunk

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That's an interesting little lineage to a fragment of history walking around on your Island. Do you get a chance to chat about the older Babbage's work? Yes Babbagepunk, like steampunk but with more gears, rods, chains and pulley's

The great great (..n) great grandson on Charles Babbage lives on this little island I’m on. I bump into him on the beach or at the grocery shop every now and then . 

@sinusoidalsnail, what space/time folding tempest have you set off?!

“BabbagePunk” yes yes! 🙌 
Nice one Paul, what a slick neologism. Totally gonna be sliding that into conversation next time I see him 😅

Lol, well, that is also me not understanding how horse betting works. And just crossing my fingers and hoping that that phrase covers it sufficiently.

Thank you!