Category
Scientific Instruments
Tools of measurement, observation, and calculation from the age of discovery.
2 objects
A.W. Faber Castell 360 Slide Rule
Before calculators, this is how the world did its maths. A celluloid-faced pearwood Mannheim slide rule by A.W. Faber "Castell", made in Bavaria c.1927–1934 for the English-speaking export market, with patented anti-warp bracing and its original glass cursor.
Shortland Brothers Wall Barometer & Thermometer
An Art Deco oak weather station with a patented dual-hand forecasting dial, presented by a Cornish football club to one of its own on 22 November 1947, name and date still polished into the brass.