H U G H E S - O W E N S / CANADA (1946) *************************************************************** made by HEMMI / Japan S C A L E S of the HUGHES-OWENS Bamboo-Based Model 1771 =============================================================== Front Side [ inverse / RED ] Back Side =============================================================== ( 0 ... 10" Ruler ) A X2 --------------------------------------------------------------- B X2 S sin(0.01X); sin(0.1X) [CI] [1/X] L lgX C X T tan(0.1X) --------------------------------------------------------------- D X K X3 ( 0 ... 27 cm Ruler ) R E M A R K S : ( 1° = 60' ; 1' = 60" ) =============================================================== The TRIGONOMETRIC SCALES are divided in MINUTES & SECONDS The SR came in a brown leather case. It is made of bamboo. The sides are held together with a metal sheet. Its back side is empty. HEMMI started a year code in 1950. NO CODE was found! Behind the "SUN"-Logo is a carved-out 1_1/4" LINE - May be the former(?)TEXT "Made in Occupied Japan" upset the Japanese user? This dates the slide rule: Made just after WWII in 1946. Historical Remarks to HUGHES-OWENS ... Historical Remarks to HEMMI ... impressum: *************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 04/01/11 |