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| 01168 Clarkson | Machining poly-slide (2) | plastic | Specially commissioned by German tool company Clarkson for drilling calculations + Tables of conversion factors on back |
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| 01194 Hegenscheidt | Machining | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German machine tool supplier W. Hegenscheidt (still operating) for drilling |
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| 02114 TRILUX | Lighting two--tone | plastic | Specially commissioned by German company Trilux offering international lighting solutions + novel window in back for looking up lighting efficiency levels according to shape/configuration of lighting source |
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| 02160 AEG-KABEL | Cabling | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by defunct German producer of electrical equipment Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (AEG) for looking up the properties of VPE cables of different kV, sizes, etc |
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| 0257 PIA ELECTRONIC | Pocket Electronic (IWAFLEX) | plastic | Specially commissioned & copyrighted design by De Muiderkring the Dutch publishing arm of Amroh (American Radio House) specialising in radio technology + “half-duplex” layout with scales on back of closed frame stock + two cursor windows & tables in back - see much earlier 51903 version |
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| 0272 | Electronic two-tone (IWATRONIC) | plastic | Specially commissioned by De Muiderkring the Dutch publishing arm of Amroh (American Radio House) specialising in radio technology + front & back scale layouts inexplicably reversed in respective Dutch instructions (De Muidenkring version considered correct) |
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| 0276 FERROXCUBE | Electronic | plastic | Combined slide rule/slide chart specially commissioned by now defunct division of Dutch electronic multinational Philips for calculating required coil properties for ferroxcube cores |
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| 03164 DRÄGER | Pocket Medical Valve Sizing | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by international German producer of medical & safety technology products Drägerwerk AG & Co + tables of factors on back |
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| 05107 RIBE -Schraubenrechner | Screw Selector | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German screw/springs/fastening producer Richard Bergner Holding GmbH for calculating every possible aspect needed to choose the correct screw |
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| 05136 FISHER | Fisher Universal Valve Sizing Mark VI E | plastic | Specially commissioned by British producer GEC-Elliot Control Valves Ltd - copyrighted Fisher design + other versions made BH & Pickett |
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| 05155 Eternit | Pipe Flow | cardboard | Slide chart specially commissioned by defunct Dutch concrete pipe maker Eternit for calculating friction factor according to Colebrook in water & sewerage pipes |
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| 0517 JAJOB FAULSTROH | Screw Selector | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by defunct German producer of INFA range of screws Jakob Faulstroh |
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| 06106 LOROMEIJ-GOOR | Pipe Flow | plastic | Slide chart copyrighted design by LOROWERK specially commissioned by Dutch drainage experts Loromiej-Goor for choosing right diameter for drainage pipes/culverts |
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| 0659 ECKARDT | Pipe Flow poly-slide(2) | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German international electrical engineering company JC Eckartdt according to a design by “Piston” (could also be type of valve) - cursor appears an over-kill |
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| 0682e HONEYWELL | Valve Noise | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned to a design by American building management company Honeywell for calculating expected noise emission of control & shut-off valves for a steam, gas or liquid flow + “e” suffix to model no. suggests other language versions made |
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| 0689 NELES | Valve Sizing | plastic | Chunky slide chart according to a copyrighted design by F.W. Brüchen & specially commissioned by valve producer NELES that is now part of the Finish Valmet conglomerate - slide rule & documentation conforms to ISA-standards S 39.1 & 39.3 |
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| 0696 LANDIS & GYR | Electro poly-slide (2) | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by Swiss global energy management company Landis & Gyr for choosing most suitable servomotor |
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| 07117 nedairco | Air Conditioning | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by defunct Dutch air conditioning company nedairco to help choose cooling load for room coolers + unusual vertical read out |
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| 07141 VÖTSCH | Pocket Meteorology (IWAMATIC) | plastic | Specially commissioned by German environmental simulation & air solutions company Vötsch Industrietechnik & rare reuse of unique IWAMATIC design for humidity calculations + conversion factors & nomogram on back |
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| 07155 TROX | Air Conditioning | plastic/card | Slide chart specially commissioned by German global air conditioning producer Gebrüder TROX to help choose correct baffles & silencers + versions in other languages (e.g. Dutch) exist |
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| 07314(PL) weishaupt | Heating Oil - Sytsem Grzewcze | plastic | Slide chart (polish language) specially commissioned by global heating systems company Weishaupt for calculating heating requirements of buildings based on heating oil + sleeve & slide numbered for correct use |
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| 0755 TB-SONDERBEDARF | Air Conditioning - System Pielke | plastic | Copyrighted design specially commissioned by German company TB-SONDERBEDARF MESSTECHNIK for calculating relative humidity, etc |
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| 0756 ROBERT SPLETTSEN | Enhanced Mannheim/Air Conditioning | plastic | Combined slide rule/slide chart specially commissioned by now defunct German electrical retailer Robert Splettsen specifically for sizing American-made Armstrong industrial humidifiers |
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| 0759 KRONE | Meteorology | plastic | Slide chart copyrighted design specially commissioned by German company KRONE for calculating relative humidity, etc + impressive nomogram on back |
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| 0778 HERION | Enhanced Mannheim/Valve Sizing | plastic | Combined slide rule/slide chart specially commissioned by now German valve producer HERION-WERKE (now part of IMI Plc) specifically for sizing hydraulic & pneumatic valves |
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| 0784 DELBAG | Air Conditioning | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German producer DELBAG-LUFTFILTER (now part of global Hengst Filtration) for calculating the air take needed according to Colebrook equation |
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| 09223 SMITFORD-STAAL | Steel Weight Calculator | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by Dutch metallurgy & metalworking company SMITFORT-STAAL for finding weight of sheet steel or bars with 1 of 3 profiles |
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| 0175 EINHEITENRECHNER | Conversion | plastic | Slide chart for converting between various SI, legal, imperial & metric units |
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| 10201 Calculateur de commandes | Retail poly-slide(2) | plastic | Generic but for French market |
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| 10228 ECKARDT | Pocket Conversion | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German international electrical engineering company JC Eckartdt - front pneumatic & back electrical but cursor appears an over-kill |
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| 10242 METRIC UNIT CONVERTER | Conversion | plastic | Slide chart for for converting SI, metric. UK & US units + results shown with decimal comma as prevalent in “metric countries” |
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| 10243 IWA | Retail | plastic | Slide chart for calculating advertising costs that doubles up as a showcase advertisement for IWA slide charts! |
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| 10322/3.94 | Lilliput Conversion | plastic/card | Slide chart in style of a credit card for metric to metric or vice versa |
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| 10400 Euro Kursrechner | Lilliput Money/Conversion - early | plastic | Slide chart in style of a credit card for 2002 EU changeover to Euro - see later version with update exchange rates |
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| 10400-D Euro Kursrechner | Lilliput Money/Conversion | plastic | Slide chart in style of a credit card for 2002 EU changeover to Euro - other language versions made |
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| 14127 Haffmans | Beer Brewing | plastic | Specially commissioned by Dutch quality control equipment supplier Haffmans for brewing & related industries + © design for calculating CO2 % in beer by weight using formula devised by Dutchman J. van Strien when working for Dutch brewer Heineken + later sibling 14162 version for calculating CO2 by volume |
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| 14162 Haffmans | Beer Brewing | plastic | Specially commissioned by Dutch quality control equipment supplier Haffmans for brewing & related industries + © design for calculating CO2 in beer by volume using formula devised by Dutchman J. van Strien when working for Dutch brewer Heineken + earlier sibling 14127 version for calculating CO2 by weight |
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| 14177 Tambocor | Pocket Cardiology | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by defunct German pharmaceutical company Kettelhack Riker for calculating the QRS complex part of cardiac cycles on an ECG graph - Tambocor Antiarrhythmikum is a branded medication for treating a life-threatening irregular or abnormal heartbeat |
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| 14350 ECG | Cardiology | clear plastic | Ruler to help cardiologists analyse printed electrocardiographs (ECG’s) traces from electrocardiogram machines for standard paper speeds of 25 or 50 mm/s |
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| 14359/3.00 Aventis | Pocket Medical | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned French-German pharmaceutical company Ventis for calculating kidney creatinine clearance according to Cockcroft-Gault formula + creatinine clearance nomogram on back |
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| 15106 | Military Aviation | plastic | Slide chart Flight Computer specifically for American Lockheed Corp. made F-104G Starfighter interceptor fighter-bomber widely deployed during Cold War |
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| 15328 Michael Huber München | Mannheim Printing | plastic | Combined slide rule/slide chart specially commissioned by German specialist ink maker Michael Huber München (now part of hubergroup) for calculating aspects of typesetting & printing |
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| 15373 Calculateur de vent | Marine | plastic | Slide chart for calculating speed of a sailing yacht deepening on wind speed & apparent wind direction |
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| 15379 (TF 65/2) | Music Piano & Harpsichord Builders | plastic | Specially commissioned (2500 made) & exclusively sold by German music retailer Verlag Erwin Bochinsky (trading name Verlag Das Musikinstrument) + based on earlier prototype by German master piano builder Klaus Fenner for wound & unwound strings + calibrated for imperial & metric sizes + table on back for recalibrating steel core wound strings |
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| 15512 Cocktailwähler | Lilliput Mixology | plastic | Slide chart in style of a credit card for mixing 22 different cocktails + with half no. of cocktails but uncannily similar to BH version |
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| 15925/D4.90 SWF | FM Radio | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned by German broadcaster for south-west Südwestrundfunk (SWF bur these days SWR) for finding best FM radio reception for stations SWF1, SWF2 & SWF3 based on location of broadcasting antenna |
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| 1633 | Technical two-tone - System Wern | plastic | Innovative patented (US3374947) design by Swede Carl Wern that uniquely eliminated age old decimal point problem + copyrighted table of worked examples on back of wallet |
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| 1640 | Pocket Technical two-tone (IWAFLEX) | plastic |
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| 1660 | Pocket Technical (IWAMATIC) | plastic | IWAMATIC uses a unique planetary design mechanism with two connected inner discs invented by Winfried Lück whereby turning one disc turns the other at half speed + costly design with conversion tables on back but quickly outdone by arrival of electronic pocket calculator - see specially commissioned VÖTSCH version |
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| 51455 Honeywell | Valve Sizing | plastic | Slide chart specially commissioned to a design by American building management company Honeywell for calculating correct valve for a steam, gas or liquid flow + table of Flow Coefficients on back of instruction card + 2nd 06 22 model no. on slide |
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| 51903 MK-rekenliniaal | Pocket Electronic - early | celluloid | Specially commissioned & copyrighted design by De Muiderkring the Dutch publishing arm of Amroh (American Radio House) specialising in radio technology + “half-duplex” layout with scales on back of closed frame stock + two cursor windows & tables in back - see modern 0257 version |
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| 51905 MK-rekenliniaal | Pocket Electronic | plastic | Specially commissioned & copyrighted design by De Muiderkring the Dutch publishing arm of Amroh (American Radio House) specialising in radio technology + “half-duplex” layout with scales on back of closed frame stock + two cursor windows & tables in back - looks like reissued plastic version of 51903 |
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| 52015 REINERS + FÜRST | Pocket Textile | plastic | Specially commissioned by family run international producer of yam Reiners + Fürst |
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| 52314 ULTRAKUST | Meteorology | plastic | Specially commissioned by German radio maker Ultrakust-Gerätebau & probably designed by Dr. O. Raudszus for calculating air pressure + impressive nomogram |
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| 5812 Carborundum | Machining (IWAROTA) | plastic | Slide chart with novel half-round design specially commissioned by German merchant for grinding materials Carborundum + table of grinding bases on back |
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| RS 165 VDF | Machining - early | plastic/card | Slide chart specially commissioned by German collective Vereinigte Drehbank-Fabriken (VDF) - copyrighted design |
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