Even the 1874 invention of mechanical calculator, Odhner arithmometer, had not replaced them in Russia; according to Yakov Perelman.
ˈiːvən ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃən ʌv mᵻkˈænɪkəl kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾɚ, ˈɑːdnɚɹ ˌæɹɪθmˈɑːmɪɾɚ, hæd nˌɑːt ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðˌɛm ɪn ɹˈʌʃə; ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə jˈækɑːv pˈɛɹɛlmən.