Any one come across crumbling plastic ends on Dietzgen frameless clearview cursors on early duplex mahogany cored rules? I know K&E suffered this problem. Any...
hi all maybe someone know the Nestler model 330 ? what can yuo say? how is its common price? then.. the difference between the Nestler 370 and Nestler 297? ...
Just took a look at Asimov's book on a used book dealers site. Wow, the prices range from $35 for a paperback version to $195 for a rather pristine first...
Hi Walter, If you could post scans of those rules there may be a possibilty of matching the scales to some other make of SRs and thereby matching the rules...
Hi Marion, I am guessing the typical buyer is more of an Asimov stuff collector than a SR collector. Gary Flom ... From: "marion moon" <jayhawk999@...> To:...
Greetings: I've got a paperback edition and have never found a hardcover. I don't think many were printed. I have a feeling it's less a SR-related collectible ...
Ignore those sorts of prices. I see these 'book dealers' asking $100+ for old computer books that most people wouldn't take for free. Too many of them seem to...
Hi all, I looked at the rule and then at my 1912 Dietzgen catalog. Page 217 has "the Mack Improved Slide Rule" and the line drawing shows a cursor that is ...
I checked out the asimov book from the local library when it came out, and could not help but wonder if the author had ever actually picked up a slide rule....
bill macy
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Jun 3, 2006 5:25 am
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Half.com has copies from $19.99. Original list was $6.95. Neil ... From: "bill macy" <riolaguna@...>...
After hearing so much about this book, I finally got a copy from the library, and felt rather let down by it. I feel that there are certainly better slide rule...
Hi Mike, I checked with the government figures on inflation that date back to Jan of 1913. Based on that, the index was 9.8, the current index in April 2006...
$4.50 in 1912 is approx. equal to $90 in 2006 Michael Coover <hghmike70@...> wrote: Hi all, I looked at the rule and then at my 1912 Dietzgen catalog....
... Using Tom's Inflation Calculator at: http://www.halfhill.com/inflation.html $4.50 in 1912 is equivalent to $93.42 in 2006. Tom [no relation to the author...
Hi everyone, I'm new here and to collecting. I'm not new to slide rules it you count that I last used one in Grade 8/9 before breaking down and getting a...
Lee H. Johnson 'The Slide Rule' is the best book I have read about efficient slide rule use. Not easy to find - expect to pay around $50. purplepeopledesign...
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Jun 4, 2006 6:22 am
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Greetings, There are a lot of things we do on this list which may not be obvious to newcomers, and some of us veterans need reminders from time to time, too....
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The Oughtred Society Swap Sheet Online The swap sheet has been updated for June, and is now available for viewing. Go to : www.oughtred.org and on the left...
Thanks Zvi. You sure are right about it's rarity. I figured the library might have a tattered old copy or something similar but nope. Nothing... except the...
During my trip to the Dayton Hamvention, I finally met a dear friend from the UK for the first time. (Interesting choice of words that only makes sense with...
Joe - It sounds to me as if you have a Thornton artillery slide rule. These had two cursors and the R.A. would be for the Royal Artillery. I don't know what...
I am dubious about the inflation figures. We are saying the dollar has inflated roughly 20 times since 1912. It's my experience (At the risk of giving away...
Asimov most certainly did pick up a slide rule and knew how to use it. However his book was aimed at grade schoolers or high schoolers at best and most if not...
-hi all anyone can help me about these nestler slide rules? regard matteo munari ... hi all maybe someone know the Nestler model 330 ? what can yuo say?...
Hi Matteo, The Nestler 330 is the Chemiker model, a specialty rule for chemistry. The Nestler 370 is the Electro model, a specialty rule for electricity. I ...
People bought and sold in pence and half pence and farthings (quarter penny). A shilling was 12 pence, a number with several dividers. In the 17th and 18th...
Noel - Your perception of inflation since 1964 isn't bad, but the consumer price index shows the increase to be six-fold rather than ten-fold, giving a 3.3...
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