Description: This vintage Metric Converter Slide Rule made in 1972 is one of the last rules produced by Sterling Plastics, a division of Borden Chemical, Borden Inc. and includes a reprinted copy of the instructions for use. The National Museum of American History describes this item as follows: “This ten-]nch, one-sided plastic rule has a yellow base, a white slide, and a transparent indicator. Identical logarithmic scales are on the top and the bottom of the base. Both sides of the slide are marked with pairs of metric and conventional units. On one side, the user can read off conversions between: inches and centimeters; meters and feet; meters and yards; miles and kilometers; square inches and square centimeters; square meters and square feet (times ten); square meters and square yards; and square miles and square kilometers. The other side of the slide permits readings of cubic inches and cubic centimeters (times ten); cubic meters and cubic feet (times ten); cubic meters and cubic yards; liters and quarts; ounces and grams (times ten); kilograms and pounds; metric tons and short tons; and gallons and liters.”
Price: 20 USD
Location: Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-12-18T14:55:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
