| Name and Model Number | Pickett DECI-POINT Model 1 |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Date of Manufacture | c. 1945 |
| Front Scales | Many root scales L T T ST S CI C D |
| Back Scales | Decimal point location scales |
| Scale Length | 25 cm (10 inches) |
| Type of Rule | Slide Rule |
| Construction | Magnesium rule with aluminum end plates – Frameless cursor, aluminum cursor bars. |
| Area of Use | Generic |
| Comment | First major Pickett slide rule for general calculations. Magnesium easily corrodes with time.
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| Rarity | RR |
| Donor | Collection of Clay Castleberry |
| Match Number | 290 |
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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. |