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Type | Model No. | Maker | Country | Construction Material | Date | Scale Length | Area of Use |
Two Fold Slide Rules | Christie / Engineer | James Christie & Son | UK | Wood/brass | 1850-1900 | 28 cm | Engineering |
Notes: Old Arched hinged unusual engineers rule that concentrates on measurement rather than calculation. The scales are a strange mixture of old-style international imperial and metric measurements. The slide rule is equally unusual comprising of two identical double radius scales but they begin and end at approximately 1.5. One of the outer edge scales suggest a possible connection to the steel trade.
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