Slide rule

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0400.015

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 15
Total Parts: 19
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER; METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 27.1 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Survey equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORY EQ. PRESUMABLY USED C. 1900S-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: RECEIVED WITH COLLECTION OF SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS AND EQ. BELONGING TO MARCUS SMITH. BASED ON THEIR DATE OF MFR., AND THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE ITEMS COLLECTED IN THIS 'DRAWING KIT' WERE MADE IN N. AMERICA, THESE PIECES LIKELY WERE USED BY SMITH'S ELDEST SON, SURVEYOR THOMAS RHYS SMITH (1857-1930).
Function: USED TO DRAW LINES AND NUMBERS TO DEPICT THE DIMENSIONS & SPECIFICATIONS OF SOMETHING TO BE CONSTRUCTED, SUCH AS A BUILDING OR MECHANICAL DEVICE; OR TO DRAW MAPS, PROFILES OR CROSS-SECTIONS IN SURVEYING.
Technical: ASSORTED DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, AND SMALL MISC. ITEMS ASSEMBLED FOR USE BY SURVEYOR/SURVEY PARTY. IN ADDITION TO DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, THIS GROUPING INCLUDES A SPARE/REPLACEMENT BUBBLE LEVEL TUBE, A SLIDE RULE AND A HYGROMETER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed chart bonded to underside of slide rule lists ‘weight of cubic foot',and ‘ultimate strength in lbs' for specified materials, and measurement conversion scale.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Slide rule has imperial scale (0-12 inches) on one long edge; metric scale (0- 26+ cms); handmade paper "cheat sheet" prepared for performing multiplication, division, calculating squares, calculating cubes, determining square roots and cube roots has been fastened to top side of slide rule.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Slide rule, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0400, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0400.015/

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