From the Library to the Laboratory
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 04:00PM EDT - Wed, Apr 8, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 6
Set of slide rules and mathematics books.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
Set of 6 slide rules and 8 mathematics books.
Books include: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Notes on the Mathematics of the Principles of Electricity (1930); SMOLEY, Constantine, Smoley's Tables (1914); PALMER, Claude Irwin and LEIGH, Charles Wilber, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry (1934); SMITH, David, Number Stories from Long Ago (1919); FRY, Thornton, Probability and its Engineering Uses (1928); ULLMAN, Neil, Statistics: An Applied Approach (1972); EZEKIEL, Mordecai, Methods of Correlation Analysis (1941); SOMMERS, Hobart, The Slide Rule and How to Use it (1942).
Largest book is H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 1/4 x D: 1 5/8 in.
Slide rules include 1931 and 1936 circular logarithmic slide rules, Keuffel & Esser Co. 1900 logarithmic slide rule, Pickett 1960 Model N 3-ES Power Log Exponential metal slide rule, and 1941 circular slide rule with binary and logarithmic slide rules. Sommers slide rule book includes case for slide rule on interior front board. All slide rules with cases.
Largest slide rule is 8 3/4 in. diameter.
Fair to poor. Books have toning throughout. Some losses to spines. Rubbing and scuffed. Slight rules have slight losses to cases, and scuffing commensurate with use.
Books include: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Notes on the Mathematics of the Principles of Electricity (1930); SMOLEY, Constantine, Smoley's Tables (1914); PALMER, Claude Irwin and LEIGH, Charles Wilber, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry (1934); SMITH, David, Number Stories from Long Ago (1919); FRY, Thornton, Probability and its Engineering Uses (1928); ULLMAN, Neil, Statistics: An Applied Approach (1972); EZEKIEL, Mordecai, Methods of Correlation Analysis (1941); SOMMERS, Hobart, The Slide Rule and How to Use it (1942).
Largest book is H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 1/4 x D: 1 5/8 in.
Slide rules include 1931 and 1936 circular logarithmic slide rules, Keuffel & Esser Co. 1900 logarithmic slide rule, Pickett 1960 Model N 3-ES Power Log Exponential metal slide rule, and 1941 circular slide rule with binary and logarithmic slide rules. Sommers slide rule book includes case for slide rule on interior front board. All slide rules with cases.
Largest slide rule is 8 3/4 in. diameter.
Condition
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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