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Slide Rule and Case

Inventory Number 11492


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11492

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"REOS(?) / P. I. C. / TRADE MARK"
Physical material
Wood
Card
ivory
Glass
metal
Object type
Slide rule
Dimensions
Height: 15mm Width: 303mm Depth: 37mm
Inventory No
11492

Description

Wooden slide rule in With green imitation leather-covered case. Rule body is wood plated with ivory surface and glazed cursor with hairline. The main scales are black with the inverse scales in red. The case is made from card and has a slide-off lid.