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Name and Model Number Keuffel & Essor 4041
With Very Rare Decimal
Keeper Cursor
Country of Origin USA
Date of Manufacture 1920’s
Front Scales A B C D
Back Scales S L T located on back of slider
Scale Length 25 cm (10 inches)
Type of Rule Slide Rule
Construction Celluloid on Mahogany – metal framed decimal cursor
Area of Use Generic
Comment Please see my JOS articles on decimal cursors in V18.1-2009-page46.
Rarity RRR
Donor Collection of Clay Castleberry
Match Number 319
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In conjunction with our 'donors' we assign a rarity rating to each item, based on the system devised by Herman van Herwijnen
(1929 - 2004), renowned Dutch collector, author, and creator of Herman's Archive, a collection of 5,000 slide rule images on CD.
• RR = Rare - 1 of 25 collectors has one; it may take a year to find an example in the marketplace.
• RRR = Very Rare - only a few known to collectors; may be several years before it comes up for sale.
• RRRR = Extremely Rare - a museum piece; unlikely that an example will come up for sale.