Artifact Details

Title

Pocket Forecaster circular slide rule

Catalog Number

102627817

Type

Physical object

Description

Small plastic circular slide rule for forecasting the weather by setting the wind direction and barometer reading then looking up on the printed table (on the back of the instrument) to determine the weather for the next few hours. Comes complete with its original box and instruction booklet.

Date

undated

Manufacturer

Nagretti and Zambra

Place Manufactured

London, England

Identifying Numbers

Other number 6276/15 Patent numer on both the instruction book and object itself

Dimensions

overall: 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in

Category

Pre-computer/slide rule

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Lot Number

B1641.01