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Slide Rule, by Dring & Fage, London, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 46604


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.46604

Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained
Primary inscriptions
"DRING & FAGE MAKERS TOOLEY ST LONDON"
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Object type
Slide rule
Dimensions
Height: 610mm Width: 45mm Depth: 7mm
Inventory No
46604

Description

2 foot straight slide rule with 2-piece stock and copper alloy end pieces, with single slider. All scales double length (1-100), one labelled INVERTED LINE, another GIRT LINE. Inch scales on edges. Slider split and some wood lost.