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



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