Rule, Slide
Object number2017.62.1 a,b
Manufacturer
Keuffel and Esser Company
Datec. 1965
MediumMetal; Plastic; Ink; Tape; Leather;
Credit LineGift of Homer Smith
DescriptionPlastic and metal slide rule with leather case.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a): 12 × 2 × 0.438 in. (30.5 × 5.1 × 1.1 cm)Length x Width x Depth (b): 13.063 × 2.5 × 1.125 in. (33.2 × 6.4 × 2.9 cm)
Inscriptions(a) Top edge: "H. A. SMITH".
(b) Front: white text reads "SMITH, H.A. / R P I".
Marks(a) On plastic slide section: "KUEFF [ILLEGIBLE] R CO. NY".
On top proper left edge and on left end on "front": "073539". On proper right end on "back": "4081-3".
(b)
Top flap: "LOG LOG DUPLEX / TRADE / DECITRIG / MARK".
Historical NotesSlide rule used by Homer Smith when he worked on the proposal that Kodak submitted to supply the early lunar orbiters camera subsystem. The slider ruler was used in this work and the proposal is one of the original copies of the Kodak proposal that was submitted to NASA to receive the contract.
Related institution
Eastman Kodak Company
Subjects
On View
On view
1960
National Dealers Service
1918-1988
1847-1969
