He got it from his father, who was an engineer with Globetrotters in Chicago. I don't know any more about it other than that.
KA3HSW
On 5/15/2022 2:33 PM, kd4iz@frawg.org wrote:
Clint, All,
There were several large wooden slide rules made by Pickett and other manufacturers as teaching props. My son has one that is a straight forward two scale Log-Log that his school gave him. He used to use a slide rule in science and math classes when his classmates all were using programmable calculators. He usually had answers before anyone else did. Sadly, they are just an interesting collector piece for hobby room walls now.
Jack – KD4IZ
*From:* Clint Bradford clintbrad4d@earthlink.net *Sent:* Sunday, May 15, 2022 14:39 *To:* Petespin@windstream.net *Cc:* kd4iz@frawg.org; AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org *Subject:* Re: [AMSAT-BB] Slide Rules
George - is a a fold-up slide rule? A movie prop?
Clint
On 5/14/2022 23:58, George Henry wrote: My son-in-law has a fully functional SIX FOOT slide rule... George, KA3HSW