Slide rule

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OBJECT TYPE
BRAILLE/CYLINDRICAL
DATE
1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0810.001
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASE; BRAILLE NUMBERS RAISED ON PLASTIC(?) INSIDE CYLINDER.

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Mathematics
Category
Calculating devices
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
LATE 1960'S
Canada
DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NRC AS PART OF JIM SWAIL'S PROGRAMME TO DEVELOP AIDS FOR THE BLIND
Function
CYLINDRICAL BRAILLE SLIDE RULE AS A CALCULATION AID FOR THE BLIND
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NUMBERS RAISED ON INNER CYLINDER; "Braille Slide Rule N.R.C." HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE BALLPOINT INK ON A WHITE STICKER ATTACHED TO OUTER CYLINDER.
Missing
N/A
Finish
CASE HAS BLACK, SMOOTH FINISH; PLASTIC(?) IS OFF-WHITE COLOUR WITH A SLIGHTLY SHINY SURFACE, END HAS TEXTURED GRIP.
Decoration
N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Slide rule, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1985.0810, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0810.001/

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