D Some Collection Statistics

Total number of slide rules: 404.

Range of rule ages: 45 to 216 years. Average rule age: 83.4 years.

Number of rules at least 75 years old: 224. Number of rules at least 100 years old: 96.

Number of rules at least 125 years old: 19. Number of rules at least 150 years old: 11.

Number of rules at least 175 years old: 10. Number of rules at least 200 years old: 5.

Countries of the Slide Rule Makers

Country No. Rules Makers
AUS 1 W&G
CHN 6 Shanghai Sida Slide Rule Factory, Shanghai Slide Rule Factory, Shanghai United Instrument Factory
DEN 2 Rietz
EGER 1 Reiss
FRA 5 MARC, Tavernier-Gravet
GER 47 Aristo, Dennert & Pape, Dietzgen, Faber, Faber-Castell, HH, KHH, Kolesch, Nestler, Staedtler
JPN 48 Alco, Concise, Hemmi, Relay-Ricoh, noID
UK 26 Blundell Rules Limited, Boots Ringplan, Davies, Dring and Fage, E.S.A. London, Fearns Calculators, Fowler, Gill, Halden, Jacob and Halse, Otis King, Stanley London, Thornton, Unique, noID
USA 264 Acu-Rule, American Blueprint, Baetzmann, Belcher Bros., Boykin, Bruning, C-Thru, Charvoz-Roos, Cubic Calculator Co., Dietzgen, Engineering Instruments, Felsenthal, Festus, General Luminescent Corp, Gilson, Goodyear, Graphic Calculator, Gurley, Hansch, J.B. Carroll, K&E, Kahl Scientific, Kutz, Lawrence, Mims, Novotni, Okonite, P.A.S. Co., Palmer, Parisian Novelty, Pickett, Richardson, Sandish, Scofield, Sears, Sillcocks-Miller, Simplified Flight Calculator Co., Stanley, Sterling, The American Art Works, USA Mil, noID
USSR 4 Factory10, LSLD Lenningrad, MATSKU, USSR Military

Primary Construction Materials

Material No. Rules Makers
Al 54 Gilson, K&E, Pickett, Reiss
bb 42 Dietzgen, Hemmi, Relay-Ricoh
iv 1 Jacob and Halse
Mg 11 Acu-Rule, Pickett
pl 95 Acu-Rule, Aristo, Blundell Rules Limited, Boots Ringplan, Boykin, Bruning, C-Thru, Concise, Cubic Calculator Co., Dietzgen, Faber-Castell, Fearns Calculators, Felsenthal, General Luminescent Corp, Graphic Calculator, Gurley, J.B. Carroll, K&E, Kahl Scientific, MARC, Mims, Novotni, Parisian Novelty, Pickett, Rietz, Shanghai Sida Slide Rule Factory, Shanghai Slide Rule Factory, Sillcocks-Miller, Simplified Flight Calculator Co., Staedtler, Sterling, The American Art Works, Thornton, USA Mil, USSR Military, noID
pp 4 Goodyear, Okonite, Palmer
ss 12 Alco, Fowler, Halden, MATSKU, Otis King, P.A.S. Co., Richardson
wd 185 Acu-Rule, American Blueprint, Baetzmann, Belcher Bros., Charvoz-Roos, Davies, Dennert & Pape, Dietzgen, Dring and Fage, E.S.A. London, Engineering Instruments, Faber, Faber-Castell, Factory10, Festus, Gill, HH, Hansch, Hemmi, K&E, KHH, Kolesch, Kutz, LSLD Lenningrad, Lawrence, Nestler, Pickett, Richardson, Sandish, Scofield, Sears, Shanghai United Instrument Factory, Stanley, Stanley London, Tavernier-Gravet, Thornton, Unique, W&G, noID
  • Key: wd (wood), bb (bamboo), pl (plastic), ss (stainless/steel alloy), Al (Aluminum), Mg (Magnesium), iv (ivory), pp (paper)