Slide Rule ('Unique' Navigational) and Case

Object detail

Accession number

1972.27.1

Description

Aircraft navigational slide rule and case. -1 Ivory coloured slide rule made up of 3 parallel segments on top. The scales on either side are fixed whereas the sliding rule in the centre slides up and down. On top of these is another small transparent plastic slider with a line right down its centre. This small slider moves across the entire slide rule. On the back, are various conversion tables. There are scales along the edge too, one side marked from 0 ~ 75; the other side marked from 0 ~ 150. -2 Case - made of cardboard and coloured black. It has a snakeskin look texture.

Marks

'UNIQUE' Navigational Slide Rule
Made in England Printed
N.Z.414560 H.J.Burtt Hand-written
H.J.Burtt Hand-written

Media/Materials

Organic/Animal/Tooth/Mammal/Ivory
Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard

Credit Line

Slide Rule ('Unique' Navigational) and Case, 1972.27.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Processor, Analog Data Rule, Slide Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Devices

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Rectangle Font Music Parallel Number Pattern Measuring instrument Paper Paper product Document

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