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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0687.001

MANUFACTURER: Hughes Owens Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 1764
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: possibly wood and unidentified non-ferrous metal with plastic facing; metal frame on sliding cursor

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.1 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.2 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Hughes Owens
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: W.A. Ramsay was Chief Architect, Department of Transport (D.O.T.) between 1952 & 1974.
Canada: Unknown
Function: used by architect for making complex mathematical calculations
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on fixed strip on top reads: "1764/THE HUGHES OWENS CO. LIMITED"; incised lettering on one edge of cursor frame reads: "SUN HEMMI"; incised lettering on opposite edge of cursor frame reads: "MADE IN JAPAN"
Missing: N/A
Finish: blue & black numbering & graduations on cream-white; clear cursor with silver frame
Decoration: none

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Hughes Owens Co. Ltd., Slide rule, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0687, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0687.001/

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