Information
about Slide Rule Collecting
Managing a Slide
Rule Collection. Cataloging, storing, displaying and labeling
your slide rules.
Cleaning and Repairing
Slide Rules. From simple cleaning to making replacement
cursor windows from scratch.
How I converted
a K&E #IL Cursor Into a #IaL Cursor to Fit a 20-inch Slide Rule.
Links
to Other Slide-Rule-Related Web Sites
Places to Buy Slide Rules on the Web
The
Slide Rule Trading Group. List server for collectors selling
or buying slide rules.
Dick
Rose's Vintage Instruments. Largest variety of slide rules for
sale anywhere. Dick is always happy to help people select an appropriate
slide rule for use or for a gift, as well as helping people find the slide
rule of their youth.
Jay
Francis - The Slide Rule Guy. Collector and friend in Texas.
Slide
Rule Universe. The most comprehensive slide rule site on the Internet.
Operated by our friend Walter Shawlee in British Columbia.
Peter
Holland's Slide Rules. Collector and friend in Germany
with a large list of slide rules for sale.
Sources of General Information About Slide
Rules
The Oughtred
Society. The international society of slide rule collectors.
In addition to publishing a scholarly journal for slide rule collectors,
the Oughtred Society holds annual meetings in the San Francisco Bay area
and in Europe plus several regional meetings throughout North America each
year. Oughtred Society meetings usually include auctions of slide
rules and related materials.
International
Slide Rule Museum. The world's largest digital repository of
all things concerning slide rules. More than 6500 downloadable images
and pdf files. Mike Konshak, curator.
Dutch
Circle for Historical Calculating Instruments. One of the most
comprehensive sites anywhere. Concentrates on European slide rules.
Museum
of HP Calculators. On-line museum dealing with all kinds of calculating
devices.
The
International Slide Rule Group. Discussion group for slide rule
collectors.
Ron
Manley's Slide Rules. Extensive site with much information including
prices of slide rules sold on eBay.
Keuffel
& Esser Site (by Clark McCoy). More information about K&E
slide rules than any rational person would want to know.
Hemmi
Slide Rule Catalogue Raisonne. The complete listing of every
Hemmi slide rule ever made.
Collectible
Detective. Antique dealers, appraisers, collectors etc.
Slide Rule Collectors
Many slide rule collectors display their
slide rule collections online. Many of these sites include useful
information on the use, care and history of slide rules. Here are
a few of my friends' sites:
It's difficult to keep this list up to date.
If I accidentally omitted your site or if you find something out of date,
please send me an email.
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