Science museums have a long tradition in resorting to reproductions, both to preserve original artifacts and to make exhibitions attractive by presenting the material culture of science and technology. The art of making copies of precious objects, sometimes for fakery or forgery, is as old as collecting, but since the 19th century it has become both commonplace and profitable. In this article, the authors reconstruct the life and works of a 20th century model maker, Roberto Guatelli, whose reproductions of technological artifacts of the past, particularly calculators, can be found in several museums.

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虚假但真实：模型制作者 Roberto Guatelli、科学博物馆和计算历史的复制品

科学博物馆在使用复制品方面有着悠久的传统，既是为了保护原始文物，又是通过展示科学技术的物质文化来使展览更具吸引力。复制珍贵物品的艺术，有时是为了赝品或赝品，与收藏一样古老，但自 19 世纪以来，它变得既普遍又有利可图。在这篇文章中，作者重建了 20 世纪模型制造商 Roberto Guatelli 的生活和作品，他复制了过去的技术文物，特别是计算器，可以在几个博物馆中找到。