Thanks Peter. I will notate against my Micador history. I have found in my collection a double branding of an Ecobra Cosmos 154 with the Micador name and Logo....
The numbers stamped at the rear of my four 131s are 42,43,49 and 51 which I assume are year dates. The first two have single line cursors and the latter, three...
... [remainder snipped] I also thought "wow", albeit in a quiet understated English way. I see that some of the sections are "to be supplied". Might I ask if ...
Thanks Rod for your information. I have an Aristo Scolar 0903 and will note alongside in my inventory that it is the same as the Micador 60. You sparked me...
Watson - ... I have a P.I.C. 131/PC18 marked 58, with a batch number (or month?) of 4. Cursor is aluminium framed, folded to shape, three lines, red outers,...
I just came back from the German SR meeting in Miltenberg, a small charming town south-east of Frankfurt. We were about 30 participants, mostly Germans of...
... I'd like to see pictures of the slide rule, too! I'm not a crystallography geek, per se, but I'm in a class on symmetry and group theory this semester and...
In the files section I have uploaded a zip file containing jpg images of the rule under the file name picket1010-xtal.zip. I did this so that they would keep...
That is perfect! Thank you. Now to get that reference, and find a rule with no markings, and create one... Scott ... In the files section I have uploaded a...
... A very interesting report - "Takk!". Which leads me to wonder if any of the participants of the recent meeting in Stow-cum-Quy, England, also have a report...
I had a look for the Roser & Thomas article when I was in the library this evening. It turns out that the problem with your citation is that it references the...
Jerry, I'm happy to oblige... There were about 40 attendees at the recent IM2005 meeting (including me!). The proceedings began on Friday (21st October)...
Just wanted to introduce myself.... I am a mathematician, working as a data analyst and programmer at the Mayo Clinic. I am fascinated by all aspects of math...
... [excellent report snipped] ... And oblige you have! Although I was unable to attend, I did get to the now-relocated Antiques Fair in London, with which...
Hi Jerry, yes, next year's meeting is in Germany. In the old university town of Greifswald at the Baltic Sea. There is already a web site announcing the...
Here is a very unusual sighting. It was presented at the recent SR meeting in Germany. On Google, go to 'Rechenschieber.org', then 'Was ist neu?' and select...
Hello All, Peter omits to mention the dates of next year's International Meeting! As indicated on the flyers he was handing out at IM2005, IM2006 will be on...
... Or even easier, I now realise, http://www.rechenschieber.org/pape.htm It says (my translation) "Harold R. Pape was originally American, and came during the...
... Randy, there is a PDF of an extensive set of scales in PDF format in the ISRG files section. PDF files can be enlarged and reduced so you can fit the...
... Charlie, It wasn't me, but I did buy and then return one of the Orient watches a few years ago and mentioned it on this list. The watch quality was ok for...
Charlie: It was I who bought one, and really liked the way it worked (although this being my first time for a slide rule watch there was nothing for me to...
Martin Pape died in 1884, 50 years old, and already from then on the Pape family was out of 'Dennert & Pape'. They kept the company name because it was well...
Oh, I was able to find lots of scales (Sphere has a lot on their site, for both circular and standard rules. The difficulty is that rosewood is oily, and it...
Hello I have been maintaining my slide rule site at www.sliderules.clara.net for around 5 years. I have recently bought the domain www.sliderules.info and will...
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