Geometry / model / instrument, surveying / instrument, mathemati

Description

Slide rule (ordinary form) in brown leather case, part of a collection of geometrical models and surveying and mathematical instruments, used to calculate the weight of a cubic foot of a variety of metals, wood, cement and pure water and the ultimate strength in lbs, maker unknown, late 19th - e. 20th Century

Museum reference

T.1901.657

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Geometry / model / instrument, surveying / instrument, mathemati

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paper, Plastic