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TypeModel No.MakerCountryConstruction
Material
DateScale LengthArea of Use
Long and Long Scale Slide Rules
Robson / Timber
F. Robson & Co.
UK
Wood/brass
1900s
60 cm
Business

Notes: Duplex model for calculating the volume of finished boards and unfinished logs. Results are in cubic feet because that was the unit of the day for timber merchants.


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