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Slide Rule, English, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 46510


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.46510

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased in Oxford in 1925 by R. T. Gunther
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Object type
Slide rule
Dimensions
Height: 70mm Width: 148mm Depth: 40mm Weight: 400g
Inventory No
46510

Description

Wooden slide rule with a shorter removable middle section. Metal ends on each rule, with one more elaborate. Rectangular paper sticker on one edge 'Purchased Oxford 1925 R.T.G.'