Calculator, air navigation
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1934
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2376.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- E-6B
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- aluminum circular slide rule; steel connectors; plastic component
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.5 cm
- Width
- 14.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.3 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Stanley
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- possibly WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
used to perform mathematical calculations for aircraft navigation - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering on front includes: "R.C.A.F./NAVIGATION COMPUTER/TYPE E-6B Reference No. 6B/148"; lettering on back includes: "STANLEY MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED/MFR'S ASSY. DWG. NO. 118 C1935 BY P. DALTON PAT. NO. 2,097,116"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- metallic grey circular slide rule with black detail; plastic component is white with red detail
- Decoration
- none
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Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd., Calculator, air navigation, after 1934, Artifact no. 1992.2376, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2376.001/
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