Name and Model Number | Hemmi No. 200 40 cm Scales Folded 6x |
Country of Origin | Japan |
Date of Manufacture | 1937 - 1967 |
Front Scales | D6 D5 D4 [C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1] D3 D2 D1 |
Back Scales | DF6 DF5 DF4 [CF6 CF5 CF4 CF3 CF2 CF1] DF3 |
Scale Length | 40 cm folded 6 times = 2.4 meters |
Type of Rule | Slide Rule |
Construction | Celluloid on bamboo with metal framed glass cursor |
Area of Use | Generic |
Comment | For precision math.
Overall size 4.5 cm x 50 cm.
This is one of two precision long scale duplex slide rules made by Sun Hemmi.
The other model (No.201) folds its 50 cm scales 4 times for a scale length of 200 cm = 2 meters.
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Rarity | RR |
Donor | Collection of Ed Chamberlain, USA |
Match Number | 125
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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.
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