Artifact Details

Title

Gilson Slide Rule

Catalog Number

102675451

Type

Still image

Description

B&W. Close up of Gilson Circular Slide Rule. Shows the two cursors, circular lines with numbered divisions. "Gilson Slide Rule Co., Niles, Mich. Patents Pending"
Verso: White paper label " SITES logo This photograph may not be reproduced except for non-profit publicity or educational purposes without written permission from SITES, Washington D.C. 20560"
Title: " Gilson slide rule
Date: c 1900 Lent by The Computer Museum, Boston, MA
From the exhibition \: Computers in your pocket:: The Circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
History of Hand Held Calculators Photo credit: D. Bromfield"

Photographer

Bromfield, David

Publisher

Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service

Place of Publication

Washington, D.C.

Identifying Numbers

Other number P4455 Verso Pencil

Dimensions

overall: 8 in x 10 in

Category

Photograph

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015
 

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