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Concrete volumes | Full instructions on slider! | ![]() |
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T G Buss | Excise (alcohol) rule | Full instructions | ![]() |
Dring and Fage | Proof rule | ![]() |
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Dring and Fage | Ullaging rule | 44" long. | ![]() |
J Long | Proof rule | ![]() |
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Dring and Fage | Excise rule with gauging rods. | ![]() |
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Dring and Fage | Gauging rule. | ![]() |
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Unknown | Gauging rule (probably very early) | ![]() |
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Unknown | Sea navigation rule | ![]() |
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Double sharp weight calculator - Model A | A rule for calculating weights of steel | ![]() |
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EASYR Hydraulic Slide Rule | Velocities in pipes | Instructions | ![]() |
KENT hydraulic rule | Similar functionality to above rule plus hand made adaptations. | ![]() |
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Honeysett hydraulic rule | Calculation of flow in sewers | ![]() |
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Vickers-Spearing Boiler Co. Ltd. | Calculations of boiler efficiency | Instructions | ![]() |
Concrete mix calculator | Classed as a sliding table | ![]() |
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Globetrotter mileage calculator | Also a sliding table. | ![]() |
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Globe Tank & Foundry | Tank volumes | ![]() |
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Blundell Harling F5100 | Black body radiation rule, | Summary instructions given. | ![]() |
Thornton No 241 | Artillery rule | Summary instructions given. | ![]() |
Aerial Navigation Slide Rule CPU 26A/P | For calculating drift, altitude correction etc. | ![]() |
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American Blueprint Co. | Military rule for ranging calculations. | Instructions for range calculation scales and description of "mils" as angular unit. | ![]() |
Jeppesen CSG-2P | An aerial navigation rule with explanation of use | Instructions | ![]() |
Tarrant hydraulic rule | Made by BRL for pipe and channel flow. | Original instructions | ![]() |
Mear | Water flow calculator | Extended summary of instructions | ![]() |
Mear | Probability & quality control calculator | ![]() |
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Mear | Pipe flow calculator | ![]() |
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Mear | Gas flow calculator | ![]() |
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Mear | Nozzle and orifice flow | ![]() |
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Mear | Streamline flow | ![]() |
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Mear | Brick, blockwork and concrete calculator | Instuctions on rule | ![]() |
Mear | Steel coil weight calculator | ![]() |
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Pickett | Spring calculator | Original instructions | ![]() |
Pickett | Business and finance rule - with special mark-up and discount scales. | Instructions for "cost mark-up" and "retail mark-up" scales. | ![]() |
Vickers | Machine gun slide rule | Instructions | ![]() |
Cox and Stevens | C-130A load adjuster | ![]() |
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Aristo | Reinforced concrete (Stahlbeton) | Extended summary of instructions | ![]() |
Nestler | 0438 System Jakob (Reinforced concrete) | ![]() |
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Graphoplex | STATOS Stahlbeton (Reinforced concrete) | ![]() |
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BRL | Nuclear effects calculator | ![]() |
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Wilkinson (Unique) | Sugar rule | Conversion of sugar prices. | ![]() |
IWA | IWA-Tronic 0272 | Made of layers of plastic. | ![]() |
Europcar | Fuel economy calculator | Provided free by car rental company. | ![]() |
Stack-loss | Boiler efficiency | Made for a major UK fuel producer. | ![]() |
Hemmi | Electrical rule | Copy of Faber rule |
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Hicks | Pilot balloon slide rule | ![]() |
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Horse-power computer | Paramount | Designed by a drag-racing enthusiast. | ![]() |
Pilot's key ring | APR | APR also make flight computers. | ![]() |
Chesterman | Cattle gauge rules | Instructions on rule | ![]() |
James Noble | Improved Engineer's rule | ![]() |
Notes:
Original instructions: scanned version of maker's original instructions
Full instructions: complete instructions based on book or similar.
Instructions: instructions based on my own research.
For some rules instructions are given for special scales only.