Keuffel & Esser 4013 Thacher Cylindrical Slide Rule Exhibit Label

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Museum of Science and Industry
Description
This cardboard sheet describes a Thacher cylindrical slide rule with a magnifying glass that was manufactured and sold by Keuffel & Esser of New York in the early 20th century as model 4013. (In the late 19th century, K&E numbered the instrument as 1741.) It apparently was used as an exhibit label around 1966 at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago, the previous owner of the related instrument.
See also MA.327886.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
ca 1966
ID Number
MA.271855.01.02
accession number
271855
catalog number
271855.01.02
Object Name
sheet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 25.4 cm x 19 cm x .1 cm; 10 in x 7 15/32 in x 1/32 in
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Slide Rules
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Rule, Calculating
Museums and Galleries
Record ID
nmah_1414560
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9f12-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry Exhibit Label for K&E Thacher Slide Rule.
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