Notes 1. Although fairly complex, this rule does not have log-log
scales.
2. It was intended to provide some commercial functionality. This is shown by the K
(capital), Z (interest), T (time in days) and p% (percentage) markings. The cursor also
has has a "360" marking. This implies that daily interest rates are normally
based on 1/360 of the annual rate and not 1/365. This line can be seen on the detail of
the cursor. When the main line of the cursor is set against the 1 on the D scale (labelled
1) the small "360" marking is against the 360 on the DF scale (labelled 2). The
cursor also has another small line for use with the CI scale. When the slide is aligned so
that the 360 on the CI scale is against the main cursor line, this small line line is
aligned with 365 (labelled 3). The documentation implies that it is only in "judicial
accountancy" that a year of 365 as opposed to 360 days is assumed.
3. As with some other late manufactured Faber Castell rules, this one suffers from ink
bleeding from the scale markings into the stock.
4. This is one of the few rules to have two sin scales, one on the stock and one on the
slide. This facilitates some trigonometrical calculations.
5. This rule was purchased via the USA and came with a leather effect holster. Whilst
these were common in the USA they were not often seen in Europe.
6. The number of this rule differs by one digit from the 52/82 yet the rule is very
different. One wonders why makers never seem to have developed a rational numbering
system.
7. Some of the functionality of this rule is reproduced in the Nestler 7/52. With reference to the above comment, is
there a "rational" explanation for the "52" appearing on both rules. |
Scales |
A, DF [CF, CIF, CI, C] D, K
L, T1, T2 [S', CI, C] D, S, ST |