Willgodt Theophil Odhner (1845-1905), a Swede working for Ludvig Nobel in Russia, patented a pinwheel device which became known as the Odhner calculator.

Odhner

"Be it known that I, WILLGODT ODHNER, of St. Petersburg, Russia, have invented a new and Improved Arithmometer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention is an instrument for assisting in calculating, it being adapted to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers without any other labor on the part of the operator than that required to set and rotate certain numbered and counting wheels, and to adjust a slide carrying a series of recording-wheels.

The details of construction, arrangement, and operation of parts will be understood from the description ... " at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/1404/patodh1.html#fi