Name and Model Number | Gravet-Lenoir (Soho) Règles à Calculer |
Country of Origin | France |
Date of Manufacture | c. 1867 to 1881 |
Front Scales | A [ B B ] D, Back of slide S, L, T |
Back Scales | Tables, beveled edge - none |
Scale Length | 25-cm |
Type of Rule | Slide Rule |
Construction | Soho scale set, Closed frame boxwood; no laminate. No beveled edge. No cursor needed. |
Area of Use | Generic |
Comment | Marked "GRAVET LENOIR " & "TAVERNIER-GRAVET SUCCR "394 RUE DE BABYLONE, PARIS". Address & maker date this slide rule to 1867 to 1881. |
Rarity | RR-RRR |
Donor | Collection of Ed Chamberlain |
Match Number | 155
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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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