Slide rule

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OBJECT TYPE: MANNHEIM/8 IN.
DATE: 1915–1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0029.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: 4053-2
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD WITH IVORY OVERLAY ON TOP AND SIDES OF RULE AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF SLIDE/ CURSOR OF PLASTIC AND IVORY/ PAPER LABEL/ LEATHER CASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.7 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Keuffel Esser
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950-1965
Canada: Unknown
Function: INSTRUMENT FOR MULTIPLYING, DIVIDING, EXTRACTING ROOTS, AND OBTAINING POWERS OF NUMBERS MECHANICALLY BY LOGARITHMIC MEANS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BROWN LEATHER CASE
Decoration: RED, BLACK AND BLUE MARKINGS AND NUMBERING ON IVORY/ MFR'S NAME & MODEL NO. IN RED PRINTING/ CONVERSION CHART PRINTED IN BLACK ON PAPER LEVEL ON BACK OF RULE/ MFR'S LOGO IMPRINTED ON EXTERIOR OF CASE FLAP

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Slide rule, between 1915–1921, Artifact no. 1981.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0029.001/

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