C. Hoare's pocket plate and bar slide rule

Made:
London
maker:
Aston and Mander
inventor:
Charles Hoare
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C. Hoare's pocket plate and bar slide rule, for iron & steel calculations, boxwood, with one slider, made by Aston & Mander

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1952-427
Materials:
box (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall (flat): 7 mm x 338 mm x 6 mm, 0.106 kg
type:
slide rule (hoare)
credit:
Board of Trade (Standards Department - Weights & Measures)