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Make Dietzgen, USA
Model Maniphase Multiplex - Decimal Trig Type Log Log Rule - 1732
Notes

1. The cursor to this rule was made by Keuffel and Esser - whether or not they made the rule itself, I don't know.

2. The trig scales are on the slide, and used with the D scale, which is an advantage for some forms of calculation.

3. This rule may have been made by Ricoh - the scale arrangement of the detail back left is identical to the Ricoh 153 and the end braces are also very similar and Ricoh is known to have made rules for Dietzgen. On the other hand, the rule specifically says "Made in U.S.A.". So, despite the similarities, this rule was probably not made by Ricoh.

Front view
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Back view
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Detail - front left
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Detail - back left
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Manufacturing date c 1965 (my guess)
Length 10"
Material Plastic on wood (mahogany?)
Scales L, LL1, DF [CF, CIF, CI, C] D, LL3, LL2
LL0, LL00, A [B, T, ST, S] D, DI, K
Cursor Glass, metal frame, plastic end braces. Cursor made by Keuffel and Esser.
Hair lines None