Faber Castell 2-83

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A. W. Faber Castell Novo Duplex 2/83

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse
  • Type: Duplex Log Log
  • Size: 13.0 / 9-7/8 Inches = 33.2 / 25.0 cm
  • Material: Plastic, metal end brackets
  • Scales:
    • Front: K T1 T2 DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D S ST P
    • Back: LL03 LL02 LL01 W2 [ W2' L C W1' ] W1 LL1 LL2 LL3
  • Date of Manufacture: May 1967 (approximate)
  • HvH: 928

A duplex log log rule with the trig scales on the stators in the Darmstadt fashion. Not a true Darmstadt, though, as the LL scales are also on the stator. A notable addition to this rule is the W scales. Like R scales for square roots, the W scales run from 1 to sqrt(10) and from sqrt(10) to 10. What makes this different is the scales are repeated on stator and slide so you can multiply and divide with them. With a little care, you've just gotten a 20-inch rule in a 10-inch footprint.

With its 24 scales, this rule represents the penultimate in 350 years of slide rule development. (See the 2/83N to see what came next.)

With hardshell desktop case and celluloid insert with inch and centimeter scales, properties of metals and reference formulas.

Reference Insert
Reference Insert
Rule in its Hard Case
Rule in its Hard Case
Manual Cover
Manual Cover
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