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Slide Rule, by A.G. Thornton Ltd, English, Mid-20th Century

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Inventory Number: 42009
Object Type:
Place Created: England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number: 1979-55
Brief Description: Single slider in composite straight stock, with cursor; both edges bevelled, one with scale of inches, the other centimetres; printed table of constants on underside. In covered cardboard case.
Primary Inscriptions: "A.G. THORNTON LTD", "P.I.C. / No. 112" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" on stock under slider; "PAT. No. 411090" on stock; P.I.C. trademark logo on slider.
Provenance: Pres. by Mrs V. Jobling
Collection Group:
Material(s): Cardboard
Glass
Wood
Ivory
Metal
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
570 47 14 mm

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