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Instructions for C-Thru Pocket Slide Rule

Object Details

Description
This single sheet of paper was received with 1988.0807.02. It describes how to read the scales for two inexpensive student slide rules, the pocket-sized model 27 and ten-inch model 88, made by the C-Thru Ruler Company of Hartford, Conn. The postal code indicates a date between 1943 and 1963. The back of the sheet is stamped: GEORGE A. NORTON (/) 132 SWANN ROAD (/) WASHINGTON 23, D.C.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
C-Thru Ruler Company
date made
1943-1963
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Norton
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 21.5 cm x 14 cm; 8 15/32 in x 5 1/2 in
Object Name
sheet

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Instructions for C-Thru Pocket Slide Rule
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