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  • ARISTO 90107 specially commissioned model for calculating the lifespan of filament lightbulbs
  • Koch, Huxhold & Hannemann (KHH) - made the surprising System Korte slide rule that does addition & subtraction
  • Smallwood Folding Shoe Sizing Stick in metric for French shoe sizes 10-48 in increments of a Paris point (⅔ cm)
  • Lawrence MIT Antenna slide rule for radar antenna performance was classified during WWII by UK & US governments
  • ALRO-made ruler unusually with a cursor for analysing ECG printouts of the cardiac Sinus Rhythms
  • Hatters Gauge - for measuring the size of a hat but unusually calibrated in metric & imperial
  • Glovers Rule - for measuring the length of a glove in imperial inches
  • Unusual non-logarithmic QR 41 military model by Dennert & Pape (D&P) for training anti-aircraft gunners
  • Colour combinations slide rule made by German WH-Wohnen for Interior Designers
  • Professor Fuller’s Drum Calculator from 1878 - made by W.F. Stanley
  • Modern wristwatch with slide rule bezel calculator made by German maker Kienzle
  • Ruxton made Multi-Vider combined drop-lead pencil & slide rule
  • Rare Otis King Model N for Retail & Monetary with white scales (422 & 424) on a black background
  • Darnley’s Rotable Lightning Calculator/Pencil Case calculating aid
  • Makeba made Kombinator combination pencil & slide rule
  • Rare Carbic-made Fischer Calculator slide rule
  • Specialist slide rule for a national home cable radio broadcasting system offered in The Netherlands from 1930 to1970
  • Smallest drum (≈ 2.4m) made by renowned Swiss maker LOGA

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Aristo10071 OSRAMLighting - System Herbrechtingenplastic

Special commission for German lighting company OSRAM for calculating for calculating lifespan of filament lightbulbs + Table of values on back - see also later & wider version  

Aristo10077 RoHi-GRSPocket Textileplastic

Specially commissioned & extra wide by now defunct German Textile company Sartorius Werke AG + nomogram & conversion table on back

Aristo10133 Philips CinemaFilm Projectionplastic

Specially commissioned by multinational Philips for film projection in cinemas + many film-related gauge marks 

Aristo10176 AhrendWire Rope plastic

Specially commissioned slide chart by Dutch Office Supplier Ahrend for selecting fit-for-purpose wire rope with fibre core but based on a Shell (BPM) copyrighted design (MESC 1958)   

Aristo10181 F.C. BayerleinPocket Basicplastic

Special commission for defunct German textile company F.C. Bayerlein + many conversion style gauge marks

Aristo30050 Lindell "55"Desktop Transversal Planimetermetal/plastic

 Specially commissioned ruler by Finnish stationers Ab Herman Lindell Oy - for measuring distances/areas - cursor extension suggests results were transposed for further working - name Herman Lindell + “import” & “copyrighted” in Finnish on the back

Aristo40111 E Shell ChemicalsRubberplastic

Specially commissioned slide chart for German subsidiary of Shell Chemicals for general rubber characteristics on front but specifically for Cariflex brand of isoprene rubber (IR), butadiene rubber (BR) & styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) on back + E suffix to model no. suggests versions made in other languages    

Aristo40126 Oil RulePetroleum - System Dr. Schmelingplastic

Specially commissioned by German refinery & chain of garages Erdölwerke Frisia AG for crude oil related calculations + many crude oil related gauge marks & formulas/extra information on back- 

Aristo40152 SMITH TOOLPipe Flow - hybridplastic

Specially commissioned hybrid slide rule/slide chart by now defunct tool maker Smith International Deutschland GmbH 

Aristo60115 HOHLUXPhotographyplastic/metal

Specially commissioned for German photographic suppliers Hoh & Hahne -  HOHLUX was one of their band names.

Aristo60126 RADAR-WINDDesktop Military Artillery Range Finding/Meteorologyplastic/metal

Specially commissioned by Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB) as modern day mit Strichteilung version (inner scales calibrated in 6400 milliradians or MILS) of High Altitude Calculator for German Armed forces (NATO NSN No.: 6660-12-140-6737) for global missile trajectories or possibly jet stream & its effect on missiles/planes flying at high altitude

Aristo60147 Waerme- und Dampfpreis-KalculatorHeating Oil Fuel Prices (ver. 4)plastic

Special commission for oil major ESSO - 2 nomograms for heating oil & D&P/Aristo co-branding on back

Aristo60168 StahlgewichtsrechnerSteel Weight Calculatorplastic

Special commission & registered design for German steel foundry Stahlwerke Bochum & Lichtenberg for calculating weight of steel bars, sheets & strips + Table of factors on back of envelope

Aristo60190 GradtagDesktop K Factor Heating Oil Supplyplastic

Specially commissioned by BP Germany for calculating supply requirements of household heating/fuel oil - K Factor is a way of showing (litres/degree day) how fast a consumer uses heating oil (analogy = fuel consumption of a car) 

Aristo80107 BPPocket Heating Oil Stack-Lossplastic

Specially commissioned by oil major BP for calculating stack-loss efficiency in a heating system running on heating oil. 

Aristo80121 OSRAMPocket Lightning Conversionplastic

Specially commissioned slide chart by German lighting company OSRAM for gas-filled (front) & vacuum-filled (back) lightbulbs 

Aristo80142 AEGPocket A.C. Power Factor Electroplastic

Specially commissioned by German maker of electrical equipment AEG  based on model 89 body but with top & bottom scales on front face replaced by a two-part Cos-Phi power factor scale + AEG Vibrationstechnik & cursor window + 1 hairline in back

Aristo80148 Karl-Heinz Poser Pocket Ophthalmic - System Poserplastic

Specially commissioned by Karl-Heinz Poser apparently for lens adjustment in ophthalmology

Aristo80161 RienerPocket Ophthalmic - System Dr. Reinerplastic

Specially commissioned by a German Dr. Reiner for calculating correction needed for patients suffering from presbyopia (inability to focus on nearby objects) + table on back 

Aristo90107 OSRAMLightingplastic

Special commission for German lighting company OSRAM for calculating for calculating lifespan of filament lightbulbs + Table of SCE values on back - see also earlier & narrower version 

Aristo90117 AQUA-MATHTobacco - two toneplastic

Specially commissioned by now defunct German maker of machines for tobacco industry Hauni Maschinenbau for dry & water retained calculations with raw tobacco & cigarettes  

Aristo90184 BAU-STAHLGEWERBESteelplastic

Special commission for German steel foundry BAU-STAHLGEWERBE for calculating sizes of various steel products  

Aristo90192 RieterTextileplastic

Specially commissioned by Swiss company Rieter suppling machines/systems for making yarn + specialist scale in well of stock + cm scale & Table of constants on back 

Aristo956 BildflugPhotographyplastic

Specialist model for aerial photography