Computer, Analog

Object Name:

Computer, Analog

Object ID:

2007.066

Creator:

Kane Aero CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

St. Paul, MN

Date:

circa 1958

Description:

Kane Mark VI Dead Reckoning Flight Computer (a type of slide rule), made by Kane Aero Company, St. Paul, MN, c. 1958. Owned and used by James E. Minnoch (1930-2004) of Manchester, NH, an amateur pilot. All aluminum. Frame with rounded ends and sides, two rotating disks (one on front and one on back), and removable rectangular slide with rounded corners. Frame imprinted on both sides with black scales and text, including "KANE DEAD RECKONING COMPUTER / MARK VI / COPYRIGHT 1957 KANE AERO CO. ST. PAUL, MINN." Transparent plastic disk on back. In brown leather case branded "JEM" on both sides. With instruction manual, copyright 1958. Cover of manual is embossed "JAMES E. MINNOCH".
A. Computer
B. Case

Material:

Metal
Aluminum

Dimensions:

W-4.8 L-9.4 D-0.4 inches

Provenance:

Owned and used by James E. Minnoch (1930-2004) of Manchester, NH. He served as Manchester City Planning Director, 1963-1967, and as New Hampshire State Planning Director. He was an avid sailor and pilot.

Donated by Stephen W. Leavenworth (1925-2018) of Concord, NH, a close friend of James Minnoch in the 1990s. The donor was an aerial navigator in World War II.

Credit Line:

Gift of Stephen W. Leavenworth

People:

Minnoch, James E. (1930-2004)

Subjects:

Computers, Airplanes, Navigation, Air pilots, Airplane equipment, Aeronautics