Misc Australia

Normally I try to combine different countries/makes when there are very few of one kind, but Australia's  entries in the slide rule market is significant enough to give them their own page. The W&G is one of my most favorite slide rules. Besides, I didn't think it right to throw them under the UK banner, eh, mates? Click this link for a list of known Australian Manufactured Slide Rules

CAL Slide Rules



S411 CAL Slide Rule No. 2
CAL Slide Rule No. 2
Assumed to be Made in Australia - Patent pending 7415/42
Note: CAL is also the initials for Australia's Copyright Agency Ltd.
Similar construction to British Unique's but with a different wood
Front Scale (Extended)
LU, S, A [ B, R(CI), C ] D, T, LL
Back: Equivalents, Formulae and Trig identities

Service Slide Rule - Sydney, Australia



S440 Service Slide Rule - Electro
Service Slide Rule - Electro
Made by Service Slide Rule, Sydney, Australia
Front Scale (Extended)
LL3,  A(KW) [ B(PS), CI, C ] LL2
Back Scale
[ S, L, T ]
Back: Equivalents, Formulae and Trig identities
Original Owner: N. Fogarty/N.S.W. Australia
S440-ADPE $30.00


W&G Record Processing Company Ltd., Melbourne


REF W&G 421
W&G 421 Closed
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale (Extended)
10in // L, A [ B, Reciprocal, C ] D, Cube || 25cm
Back scale: [ Sin, Sin & Tan, Tan ]
Archive - University of Melbourne, School of Physics Museum


S234 W&G 432 "Dual-Face" Comprehensive
W&G 432 "Dual-Face" Comprehensive
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale
LL (or LL3), L, A [ B, Reciprocal (or CI), C ] D, Cu, LL (or LL2)
Back Scale
SINE1, SINE2, KW [ HP, TANGENT1, TANGENT2, F ] Voltage Drop, Dynamo Efficiency
Unique thumb wheel for sliding cursor!


S356 W&G 432 "Dual-Face" Comprehensive
W&G 432 "Dual-Face" Comprehensive
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Company
Front Scale
LL (or LL3), L, A [ B, Reciprocal (or CI), C ] D, Cu, LL (or LL2)
Back Scale
SINE1, SINE2, KW [ HP, TANGENT1, TANGENT2, F ] Voltage Drop, Dynamo Efficiency
Conventional Cursor




S544 W&G 443 Artillery Slide Rule, VFA 3400 Mk1

W&G 443 Instructions 6Mb
W&G 443 Artillery Slide Rule, VFA 3400 Mk1 1945
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale (extended)
L, A [ B, Reciprocal (or CI), C ] D, Cu
Back Scale (extended)
SINE1 0°-90° & 0-1.000 [ ANGLE2 5.8°-90° @ 174°-90° , ANGLE1 0°34'-5°30' ] RANGE 1-10, TAN 0-45° & 0-1.00
Conventional Cursor
Donated by Stephen Sheen in memory of his father.

This instrument belonged to the late WX1844 Gunner George Sheen (portrait from 1966) of the 2/3rd Australian Field Regiment (6th Division, 2nd AIF) during WWII. He obtained this at the end of the war. A Christmas menu of 1941 is signed by members of his battery. The emblem is for an officer of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) and shows the The (British) Lion and (Australian) Kangaroo representing "imperial solidarity".


REF W&G 454 "Dual-Face" Survey
W&G 454 "Dual-Face" Survey
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale
Sine, Cos [ Angle 2, Angle 1 ] Range, Tan, Cot
Back Scale
L, A [ B, Reciprocal, C ] D, Cu
Archive - Greg Scott Collection
Instructions 1.05Mb


REF W&G 465 "Dual-Face" Shipping Freight & General Purpose Slide Rule
W&G 465 "Dual-Face" Shipping Freight & General Purpose Slide Rule
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale
L, A [ B, Reciprocal, CI, C ] D, Cu, K
Back Scales
Pounds-Shillings, Shillings-Pence, T/R, P, D2, D3/D1, CC
Archive - Not in Collection


S570 W&G 476 "Dual-Face" Trigonometrical (Stadia)
W&G 476 "Dual-Face" Trigonometrical (Stadia)
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W & G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale
LL (or LL3), L, A [ B, Reciprocal (or CI), C ] D, Cu, LL (or LL2)
Back Scale
Stadia V, H, Chord, A [ B, SIN<6 COS>5, SIN>5 COS <6, C ] D, TAN 30-6, COT 84-90, TAN 5-45, COT 85-45
Conventional Cursor
Original Owner: Norman Leslie Foley, 254 Alderman Rd, Glascow, England
Was used to design Battleships during WWII

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W&G MkII Pilot Ballon Slide Rule (1928-1943+)


REF W&G Proportion Calculator
W&G Proportion Calculator
Made in Melbourne, Australia - W&G Record Processing Co.
Front Scale
Depth [ Width ]
Archive - not in collection


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