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ISRM K&E Short Base Triangulation Rule USArmy

K&E Short Base Triangulation Rule US Army
Made in U.S.A. for the US Army
Front Scale: Aux Angle "A", Mils [ Vertex Angle "t" mils, base "b" ] Range "R"
Back Scale: [ Vertex Angle "t" mils, base "b" ]
Cursor: 2 hairlines Meters/Yards


ISRM K&E N4096 M 20 inch Merchants Rule

K&E N4096 M 20 inch Merchants Rule sn530063
Made in U.S.A.
Patents Marked: Pat. 1,934,232; Cursor: 2,086,502; Sleeve: 2,000,337
Front Scale
DF [ CF, CI, C ] D
Back Slide: Blank
Back: Equivalents Table


REF K&E M4 Graphical Firing Table Slide Rule - 1943
K&E M4 Graphical Firing Table
Made in U.S.A. for the US Army, 1943 - 18-1/4" long
Link - Clark McCoy Archive


K&E 4095-5 Mercant's Slide Rule sn55071 (1922)

ISRM 13.02.20.08
K&E 4095-5 Mercant's Slide Rule sn55071 (1922)
Made in U.S.A.
Front Scale: DF [ CF, C ] D
Back Slide: [ CI ] D
Donated in part by Martha Prince, Tucson, Arizona from the John Prince Collection.



K&E 4095-3 Merchants Rule (1922-1941)

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K&E 4095-3 Merchants Rule s/n 519731
Made in U.S.A. - Pat. 1,930,852
Front Scale
DF [ CF, C ] D
Back Scale
[ Index, CI ] D


K&E 4100 Stadia Slide Rule (mid 1950's)

ISRM 10.03.01.02
K&E 4100 Stadia Slide Rule
Made in U.S.A. for Surveyor's
Front Scale: R [ H, HC, V ] A
Back Slide: [ C, B ]
Well: Instructions for horizontal distance and elevation.
Back: Conversions
Donated by Robert C. Eaton, Boulder, Colorado


REF K&E 4108 Military Slide Rule
K&E 4108 Military Slide Rule c1950
Made in U.S.A. for the US Army - 10", Similar to Short Base Triangulation SR
Front Scale: Opposite Angle Deg, Mils [ Apex Angle "t" mils, deg, CI, base C ] Range D, A
Back Slide: [ Sin, Sin Tan, Cos, C ]
Scan donated by Clay Castleberry, California


REF K&E 4110 Power Trig
K&E 4110 Power Trig c1942
Made in U.S.A. - 13" Long (same stock as 4096 Merchants SR)
Front Scale: P, F, A [ B, T, Cot, S Cos, CI, C ] D
Scan donated by Clay Castleberry, California
US Patent


REF K&E 4132_Cranes Sewer Slide Rule
K&E 4132_Cranes Sewer Slide Rule
Made in U.S.A. - c.1921
Front Scales:
Q Cu.Ft. Per Second (Egg Shaped) [ Coefficient Slope Per 1000 / Horizontal Diameter ] Acres / Slope Per 100
Back Scales:
Cu.Ft. Per Second (Circular) [ Parts Full Diameter ] Slope Per 100
Scan donated by Paul Tarantolo, Houston, Texas


S450 K&E 4133 Roy Lance Electrical
K&E 4133 Roy Lance Electrical sn 120
Made in U.S.A. - c1915 - narrow stock
Front Scale: 8in // A [ B  0-260 mid scale, C] D || B&S Gauge
Back Scale: [ S, L, T ] 25cm
Well(groove):Ampere Carrying capacity of wire:
1st row - Rubber coated wire
2nd row - weather proof wire
3rd row - rubber covered cable
4th row - weather covered cable
(3rd & 4th row gauge marks read hundred thousand circular mils)
Original owner: J.S.Wilson - Case marked:Aug 1915


S450 K&E N4133 Roy Lance Electrical
K&E N4133 Roy Lance Electrical sn 246401
Made in U.S.A. - c1949 - wide stock
Front Scale: 8in // A [ B  0-260 mid scale, CI, C] D || B&S Gauge
Back Scale: [ S, L, T ] 25cm
Well (groove): Ampere Carrying capacity of wire:
1st row - Rubber coated wire
2nd row - weather proof wire
3rd row - rubber covered cable
4th row - weather covered cable
(3rd & 4th row gauge marks read hundred thousand circular mils)
Original owner: Burnham -Plymouth, Indiana 


REF K&E 4135 (Engine) Power Computing
K&E 4135 (Engine) Power Computing - 2 Slides
Made in U.S.A. - c.1915
Front Scale: blank [ 1913 Commemerative ] A [ B, C] D
Back scales: I.H.P/B.H.P [ Strokes/Min./R.P.M. ] [ Stroke/Brake Radius M.E.P/Net Wt. ] Cyl Dia
Original Owner: J. B. Ferguson - embossed in gold leaf on case
Scan donated by Paul Tarantolo, Houston, Texas


REF K&E N4135 (Engine) Power Computing
K&E N4135 (Engine) Power Computing - Duplex
Made in U.S.A. - c.1922 (REF McCoys K&E Catalogs)
Front Scale
A [ B, CI, C] D
Back Scale:
P(IHP/BHP) [ R(Cyl Dia/Stroke/AHP), W(WT.Lever/RPM) ] D(Gas/Steam)
Archive


S445 K&E 4139 Cooke Radio Rule
K&E 4139 Cooke Radio Rule - s/n 115150
Made in U.S.A. - 1955-1962
Front Scale
L, DF [ CF, CIF, CI, C ] D, 2π
Back Scale
LC, A [ B, T Cot, ST, S Cos ] D, DI
Original Owner: William B. Huber


REF K&E 4143 Kissam Stadia
K&E 4143 Kissam Stadia
Made in U.S.A. - 1960-1962
Front Scale
10in // R1 [ V1, HC, V2 ] R2 || 25cm
Back Slide: [ V3, H ]
Instruction Card
McCoy Archive - Michael O'Leary Collection


ISRM K&E 4160 Chemists Rule
K&E 4160 Chemists Rule S/N 284743
Made in U.S.A.
Front Scale
SOUGHT [ GIVEN, CI] D (Oxide Elem.)
Back Scale
SOUGHT [ GIVEN, C] D< (Acid, Base, Salt)


REF K&E Chemical Slide Rule
K&E Chemical Slide Rule
Made in U.S.A.
Front Scale
C2S (A Scale), CaO [ S1O2, Fe2O3, SO3 ] Ca S, Ca S (B Scale)
Back Scale
Fe2O3, C4AF, AI2O3, C4AF, SO3, CaSO3
Archive - Scan by Clay Castleberry, California


REF Beatly I-Q Slide Rule
Beatly I-Q Slide Rule
Made in U.S.A. by K&E, distributed by Edward E. Babb & Co.
Front Scale: Mental Age [ Chronological Age ] Intelligence Quotient
Back: Directions
Notes: Copyrighted by Dr. Bancroft Beatley in 1922 while working on his doctorate thesis.(See Slide Rule Who's Who. The slide calculator is an unusual (certainly for K&E) single-purpose device for determining Intelligence Quotient (IQ) given a youngster’s physical age and his mental age (apparently determined by a standardized test). More specifically, the rule is designed for use in calculating the IQ of young people from ages 3 to 18 with IQs ranging from 30 to 170.
Archive - Photo by Tom Wyman Collection, California as published in the Journal of the Oughtred Society JOS 2012, Vol. 21.2


REF K&E 4175 Kurtz Pyschrometric Rule


Instructions (1MB PDF)
K&E 4175 Kurtz Pyschrometric Rule
Made in U.S.A. - c.1936
Front Scale: 1, 2 [ 3, 4, 5 ] 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
1 - Total Heat / Lb. Dry Air Sat
2 - Wet Bulb and Dry Bulb
3 - Dew Point and Dry Bulb
4 - Sensible Heat B.T.U./Lb. Dry Air
5 - Percent Relative Humidity
6 - Dew Point and Dry Bulb
7 - Vapor Pressure In. of Hg
8 - Lbs./Cu. Ft. Dry Air
9 - Lbs. Dry Air / Cu. Ft. Sat. Air
10 - Grains / Lb. Dry Air Sat.
11 - Grains / Cu. Ft. Sat. Air
Back: Directions for use
Scan donated by Paul Tarantolo, Housston, Texas


REF K&E Analon 68-1400 Science Analysis
K&E Analon 68-1400 Science Analysis - sn 003397
Made in U.S.A. - #397 of 597 made - c1966.
Front Scale
V2, V1/2, A [ B, U1/2, U-1, U, C ] D, V, V-1
Back: Dimensional factors
Archive - Not in Museum - Do you have one to donate for ISRM exhibits?
Instructions 2.8Mb


REF K&E National Union Radio
K&E National Union Radio
Made in U.S.A.
Front Scale
4(L or C Reactance) [ 3(Frequency), 2(Inductance)] 1(Capacitance)
Back Scale [Resonance Frequency]
Archive - Clark McCoy Collection
M74 Instructions 1.92Mb


REF  K&E Associated Spring
Belleville Spring Washer Computer
K&E Associated Spring Design - Belleville Spring Washer Computer
Made in U.S.A. by K&E for Associated Spring 1967
Front Scale
Load Flat [ OD, OD/ID (2 scales), h/t, E/1-σ2 ] Thickness
Back Scale Load Flat [ OD, OD/ID (4 scales), h/t, E/1-σ2 ] Stress
Archive - Scan donated by Jack Rababeh, engineer at Associated Spring
M145 Instructions 5.69Mb
See the Pickett page for more ASC slide rules.


REF K&E Brick-O-Meter
K&E Brick-O-Meter
Made in U.S.A.for Mackensen C. Co., Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Scales: Q-Quantity [ M-Material H-Height ] L-Length
Scan donated by Paul Tarantolo, Houston, Texas

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