Fuller's Cylindrical Slide Rule Wood England XX Century

Antiques - Mid-Century Modern- Art. Fuller's Cylindrical Slide Rule Wood - England XX Century. Description: Fuller's cylindrical slide rule.

It consists of an outer wooden cylinder that slides up and down and rotates, covered with paper marked with a graduated spiral logarithmic scale; inside is a longer wooden cylinder, also covered with paper marked with decimal tables. A brass index is screwed to the top of the neck, a second, longer brass index is screwed to the mahogany base and marked with a scale.

The outer sliding cylinder is marked near the top: &#####x201C;FULLERS SPIRAL SLIDE RULE&#####x201D;; at the bottom it's marked: &#####x201C;ENTD. HALL / STANLEY, Maker, LONDON. The upper part of the long brass index is engraved: 1791 (/) 1903, for which it can be assumed (as for another similar specimen, preserved at the National Museum of American History) that the first is the serial number, while the second the year of completion. George Fuller, professor of civil engineering at Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, patented this instrument in 1878; the Stanley firm produced about 14,000 Fuller spiral slide rules in nearly a hundred years. Title: Fuller's Cylindrical Slide Rule London England Early 20th Century Period: 20th Century - 1900 Year: Early 20th Century Origin: England, London References: Wayne E. Feely, "The Fuller Spiral Scale Slide Rule", Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association 50, n.

Dimensions (cm/inches): Height: 33.5 cm (13.19'') Diameter: 9 cm (3.54'') Product code: OGANOG0106011. If, upon receipt, the package or contents appear to be damaged, choose the Acceptance with Reserve or Reserve of Control Package Intact option. Within a period of 30 (thirty).

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The outer sliding cylinder is marked near the top: "FULLERS SPIRAL SLIDE RULE"; at the bottom it's marked: ENTD. This item is in the category "Antiques\Science/Medicine\Scientific Instruments"." and is located in this country: IT. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.

Antique: Yes
Type: Scientific Objects/Instruments
Material: Wood