Sterling Plastics

Founded by George and Mary Staab of Mountainside N.J., they purchased Acu-Rule Mfg. on June 25, 1968. Sterling operated in Mt. Olive for about a year and then moved the plant equipment to New Jersey. Sterling was purchased by Borden Chemical in 1970. Slide rules were produced as late as 1972.

P019 Sterling 587	Sterling 587 - Closed Simplex - Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
P019 Sterling 587 Promotional	Sterling 587 - Promotional Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ] Back Adv: LightninMixers and Agitators, Mixing Equipment Co., Inc., Rochester, NY Original owner: Michael P. Taylor, retired Director Dow Chemical. Graduated Univ of Houston, TX. Taught at TAMU and UH. Designed/Built the Houston Dow Center &Dow Chemical plant in Toronto.
S148 Sterling Metric Converter	Sterling Metric Converter Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale Volume, Weight, Liquid Back Slider (flip to use) Linear distances and Area
S305 Sterling 651 Metric Converter	Sterling 651 Metric Converter - Inverted colors Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. - 1972 Front Scale Volume, Weight, Liquid Back Slider (flip to use) Linear distances and Area
P168 Sterling Pocket Metric Converter	Sterling Pocket Metric Converter Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale Volume, Weight, Liquid, Linear distances and Area Back Slider (flip to use) Fahrenheit-Celsius Conversion
S446 Sterling 584 white - Early Version	Sterling 584 white Early Version - Closed Simplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Note early style stock construction with only 2 bridges Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S149 Sterling 684 white	Sterling 684 white - 1968 Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S151 Sterling 589 green slider	Sterling 589 green slider - Closed Simplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider [ S, L, T ]
S150 Sterling 589 Senior red txt slide	Sterling 589 Senior red txt slide - Closed Simplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S152 Sterling xxx redtxt slide	Sterling xxx redtxt slide - Closed Simplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale 10in 1/16 // A [ B, CI, C ] D, K \\ 10in .050 Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S153 Sterling 685 green slide	Sterling 685 green slide - 1968 Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale 10in 1/16 // A [ B, CI, C ] D, K \\ 10in .050 Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S232 Sterling 685 green-stock	Sterling 685 green stock - 1968 Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale 10in 1/16 // A [ B, CI, C ] D, K \\ 10in .050 Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ]
S155 Sterling 594 Decimal Trig MultiLog	Sterling 594 Decimal Trig MultiLog - Duplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale LL01, K, A [ B, T<45, T>45, ST, S ] D, DI, LL1 Back Slider LL02, LL03, DF, [ CF, CIF, L, CI, C ] D, LL3, LL2
Sterling 689	Sterling 689 green stock, white slider - Closed Simplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. Front Scale A [ B, CI, C ] D, K Back Slider (flip to use) [ S, L, T ] Archive Sample - Not in collection
S222 Sterling Decimal Trig Log Log	Sterling Decimal Trig Log Log - Duplex Made in USA - Mountainside, NJ. - Tan/Brown color Front Scale LL01, K, A [ B, T<45, T>45, ST, S ] D, DI, LL1 Back Slider LL02, LL03, DF, [ CF, CIF, L, CI, C ] D, LL3, LL2