Rule, Slide
- Object Name:
- Rule, Slide
- Object ID:
- 2009.039.10
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- circa 1950
- Description:
- Slide rule in case. White plastic slide rule with scales in black. Removable slide with scales on both sides. Removable clear plastic cursor with hairline. Stock marked "MADE IN U.S.A." Table of equivalents and settings on back. In cardboard case covered with black fabric; leather flap with snap closure. Inscription on front of case: "Ken Allen / Rochester, N.H."
A. Slide rule
B. Case - Material:
- Plastic
- Dimensions:
- H-11 W-1.55 D-0.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Kenneth L. Allen, Allen & Hall lumber company, Rochester, NH. Donated by his daughter.
Established in the early 1920s by Leroy E. Allen (1884-1956) of Dudley, MA, Allen & Hall were contract lumber dealers and manufacturers who moved to Rochester, NH. The business was eventually taken over by Leroy Allen's son, Kenneth L. Allen (1916-2002), around 1950. The company purchased trees on private lots, cut the timber, and contracted to make lumber into crates and boxes for product packaging and shipping. They also operated a commercial lumber yard on Allen Street in Rochester. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ann Lindner
- People:
- Allen, Kenneth L. (1916-2002)
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