Advertising Pamphlet for Otis King's Pocket Calculator

Description:

The cover of this eight-page pamphlet is blue and black. It reads: HOW THE (/) OTIS KING (/) SPIRAL (/) SLIDE RULE (/) SAVES TIME (/) AND MISTAKES (/) IN ALL (/) CALCULATIONS (/) SIMPLE (/) QUICK (/) ACCURATE. The text describes the features and advantages of the Otis King cylindrical slide rule. Drawings demonstrate the three steps required to make calculations with the instrument. The pamphlet also lists 13 sample problems the Otis King Pocket Calculator could solve, 37 companies that were major customers of the rule, and 50 professions that usefully employed the rule. The back page carries five anonymous testimonials.

This pamphlet arrived with 1981.0922.09 and 1981.0922.11. It is exactly the same as 1989.3049.04, except that it is not stamped with information about where the rule was purchased.

Date Made: 1965-1970

Maker: Carbic Limited

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London

Subject: MathematicsRule, Calculating

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Science & Mathematics, Slide Rules

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of John White

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0922.10Accession Number: 1981.0922Catalog Number: 1981.0922.10

Object Name: pamphlet

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 22.3 cm x 10.3 cm; 8 25/32 in x 4 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5071-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_904707

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