6.10 K&E Rules by Model
The list below contains the same rules as in Keuffel and Esser, USA but here is listed in order of Model number, with sub-ordering according to Year.
| Model | Year | Serial | L0 | Case | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American |
|
1900 | 10.0 | yes | Very early Mannheim; no model number; labeled 0.5 divisions; Pat. June 5 1900; fine divisions on SLT; 1/16 division on in scale; marks 87 on end; similar to American described in JOS 10.2p59; owner George L. Cooper; + initials DEH | |
| American/Favorite |
|
1898 | 10.0 | yes | no model number or patent info; labeled as Keuffel & Esser Co. N.Y. on LHS of slide; metal cursor; prod. marks 59 on LHS end; extended cm scale in well; similar to early American example, though markings on case say Favorite; pi gauge marks on A/B; lid to case missing; early predecessor to 4054 | |
| Mystery | 1933 | 434918 | 10.0 | yes | no model number, no patent info; labeled as K&E CO.; same scale set as 4097D 5-inch; nice condition; improved metal cursor | |
| Mystery | 1934 | 471354 | 10.0 | yes | no model number, no patent info; labeled as K&E CO.; same scale set as 4097D 5-inch rule, but 10-inch mahogany model; improved metal cursor; owner Frank H. Colburn, b. 1908 | |
| 68-1100 | 1969 | 167135 | 10.0 | yes | Deci-Lon 10; original owner: Erin Sommer; Maryland; 1962 Deci-Lon hardback instruction book | |
| 68-1130 | 1967 | 25531 | 5.0 | yes | Deci-Lon 5 | |
| 68-1130 | 1967 | 37819 | 5.0 | yes | Deci-Lon 5, leather case, good condition | |
| 68-1565 | 1967 | 20460 | 10.0 | yes | Early GP12; late-model K&E slide rule | |
| 68-1892 |
|
1965 | 10.0 | no | K-12 Prep; last of the K&E Beginner’s Rules; replaced Model 4058; Learning to Use the Slide Rule instructions | |
| 68-1892 |
|
1970 | 10.0 | no | K12 Prep; last of the K&E Beginner’s Rules; replaced Model 4058; Special Desktop Edition, mounted on leather pad | |
| 4035 | 1922 | 8.0 | yes | Mannheim; rare; slanted top face w/ 8 in rule; stitched case; very nice condition | ||
| 4041 |
|
1900 | 10.0 | no | Mannheim; Rule in nice condition; quite yellowed; prod. mark A11 on end of rule; square metal/glass cursor; no model number on rule | |
| 4041 |
|
1901 | 10.0 | yes | Mannheim; early 4041, prod mark 408 on end, owner F.L.Clark, leather case | |
| 4041 | 1915-1921 | 10.0 | box | Mannheim; Rule in good condition; prod. mark 207 on end of rule | ||
| N4041 | 1941 | 833535 | 10.0 | box | Mannheim; Rule and box in nice condition | |
| 4053-2 | 1910-1914 | 8.0 | no | Polyphase; Nice 8-inch variant of 4053; prod. mark 404; square metal cursor; ends of 8 inch ruler are worn | ||
| 4053-3 | 1910-1914 | 10.0 | no | Polyphase; good condition; no cursor; prod. marks 374* on end of rule | ||
| N4053-3 | 1925 | 140188 | 10.0 | yes | Polyphase; stitched case; C.H. Drake O.S.C. | |
| N4053-3 | 1939 | 744677 | 10.0 | yes + box | metal rim cursor w/ KERCS; black leather case; box; manual by Breckenridge; original owner Henry Jones, civil engineer for Bethlehem Steel railroad | |
| N4053-3F | 1928 | 258978 | 10.0 | yes | Polyphase Mannheim with very fine markings; rare; all glass cursor | |
| N4053-5 | 1937 | 633813 | 20.0 | yes | Polyphase; 20in slide rule; very nice condition; serial numbers on left bottom edge and slide | |
| 4054 | 1900-1914 | 10.0 | yes | Favorite Mannheim, early model, wood edges; very nice condition, box as well; prod marks 102 on edge; my 200th slide rule | ||
| 4054 | 1946 | 219646 | 10.0 | yes | Favorite Mannheim; nice box; broken cursor block | |
| 4055 | 1951 | 568414 | 10.0 | yes | Favorite Mannheim | |
| 4056 | 1909-1914 | 10.0 | yes | Early version 4056; marks 132 on end; 26 cm long; in/cm on sides; 25 mm metal cursor; Mannheim Slide Rule case; original owner Henry Jones, civil engineer for Bethlehem Steel railroad | ||
| 4058 |
|
1915 | 10.0 | no | good condition; very early 4058; Xylonite indicator; old table on back; no indication of Student/Beginner but marked 4058 | |
| 4058 | 1925-1936 | 10.0 | no | Beginner’s Rule; celluloid cursor; L scale increases to right | ||
| 4058 (student) | 1916-1925 | 10.0 | no | Student’s Rule; nice condition; glass/metal cursor | ||
| 4058C | 1929-1937 | 10.0 | no | Beginner’s Rule; wood cursor frame; version 2 Equivalents | ||
| 4058D | 1942 | 10.0 | yes + box | Beginner’s Rule; celluloid cursor; rare version; with box + instructions | ||
| 4058D | 1942 | 10.0 | yes | Beginner’s Rule, rare version | ||
| 4058W | 1930-1935 | 10.0 | box | Beginner’s Rule; wood cursor frame | ||
| 4058W | 1936-1943 | 10.0 | box | Beginner’s Rule | ||
| N4058W | 1950 | 10.0 | yes | Beginner’s Rule | ||
| 4070-3 | 1950 | 550030 | 10.0 | yes | Polyphase Duplex Trig | |
| 4080-3 | 1953 | 762828 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Trig; riveted leather case; McIntyre; missing screw on cursor | |
| 4081-3 | 1937 | 589003 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Decitrig; very worn-out case – U. Illinois engraved as well as Gates | |
| 4081-3 | 1955 | 912871 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Decitrig; riveted case; metal ring; O’Neal | |
| 4081-5 | 1956 | 70019 | 20.0 | yes+box | early decitrig, pristine condition, as is the leather case; box, but tattered | |
| N4081-3 | 1954 | 790072 | 10.0 | yes + box | Log Log Duplex Decitrig; most parts, but cursor is broken one glass missing and slide is corroded; needs major cleaning | |
| 4083 |
|
1916 | 16.0 | yes | Duplex Rule; rare 16-in model; some wear; tan leather case is very worn; prod. marks 27 on end; Sally G: this belonged to my grandfather; He was born in 1897 in Griffin Ga; he ran Cotton mills in several states through his career; I have no idea how he used it | |
| 4083-3 | 1948 | 339747 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Vector, good condition | |
| 4088-1 | 1923 | 54353 | 5.0 | yes | Polyphase Duplex; broken all-glass cursor; leather case; owner E.C. Merrill | |
| 4088-2 | 1916-1920 | 8.0 | yes | Polyphase Duplex; good condition for its age; all-glass cursor, no s/n, prod. marks 41; leather case; owner Merrill Russell, Wenton, WV | ||
| 4088-3 | 1916-1922 | 10.0 | box | Polyphase Duplex; Rule in good condition; prod. mark 324 on end of rule | ||
| 4088-3 | 1922 | 10.0 | box | Polyphase Duplex; good condition; box too; prod. marks 55 on end of rule | ||
| 4088-3 | 1923 | 39516 | 10.0 | no | Polyphase Duplex; good condition | |
| 4088-5 |
|
1920 | 20.0 | yes | Polyphase Duplex; no serial number, but improved cursor; prod. marks 64 on end; laminated edges; used by draftsman for a steel company | |
| 4092 | 1913 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; very rare early 4092 with column cursor; prod marks 244; from Green Bay, WI, dairy farm, owner Ray Harkness | ||
| 4092-3 | 1922 | 6742 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; serif; pre-K-Scale, early first-year serial number; mahogany sides; prod marks 44 | |
| 4092-3 | 1923 | 64163 | 10.0 | no | Log Log Duplex; near-last of early scale set for 4092-3, just before transition rule; laminated edges, serif fonts; initials W.G.B. | |
| 4092-3 | 1923 | 64405 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; serif type; all-glass cursor; rare – K scale on bottom below L scale; Doc McClain, Joliet, 1925, and Haddie Langdon, Notre Dame; stitched case | |
| 4092-3 | 1925 | 131217 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; early K scale, serif type, all-glass cursor; owner J. A. Stawicki, Brooklyn, NY, Poly ’28 | |
| 4092-3 | 1929 | 277653 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; sans serif; all-glass cursor; stitched case; missing flap | |
| 4092-3 | 1929 | 295472 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; improved metal framed cursor; stitched case; R.W. Bluhm | |
| 4092-3 | 1933 | 441408 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; improved metal framed cursor; stitched case; J.A.B. | |
| 4092-5 | 1923 | 63063 | 20.0 | yes | Early 20in version of Log Log rule; no K scale | |
| N4092-5 | 1936 | 547636 | 20.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex; long scale; improved metal framed cursor, missing spring; stitched case, missing flap | |
| 4093-3 | 1930 | 322530 | 10.0 | yes | First year of the first Vector rule | |
| 4093-3 | 1933 | 429961 | 10.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Vector; First of the Vector rules; very nice condition | |
| 4094 | 1951 | 590068 | 10.0 | yes | Merchants Rule, excellent condition; case, too; my 100-th slide rule! | |
| 4095-3 | 1934 | 478354 | 10.0 | yes | Merchants Rule; nice condition; leather case; owners L.S. and S.F.Gleb | |
| N4096 | 1935 | 509054 | 20.0 | no | Merchants Desk Rule with heavy legs, exceptional condition; no box | |
| 4097C | 1957 | 135473 | 5.0 | no | Ever There 5-in pocket rule, nice condition | |
| 4097D | 1944 | 65234 | 5.0 | yes + box | Ever-There, very nice condition; instructions, box; K&E circular logo; owner Lt. Milton S. Shaw | |
| 4098A | 1944 | 42379 | 5.0 | yes | Pocket Slide Rule, nice condition; box and case | |
| 4100 | 1915-1922 | 10.0 | yes | Stadia rule, early model, for use in surveying; instructions on back; all-glass cursor; prod marks 268 on end | ||
| N4100 | 1938 | 694091 | 10.0 | yes | Stadia rule, for use in surveying; instructions on back; metal rimmed cursor | |
| 4110 | 1940 | 808703 | 6.5 | no | Power Trig Slide Rule; very rare; not listed in any catalog; developed at US Naval Academy | |
| 4133 | 1913-1922 | 8.0 | no | Roylance Electrical Slide Rule, mahogany, early release; prod mark 255; used and in poor condition; missing original 3-hairline cursor | ||
| N4133 | 1944 | 414 | 8.0 | yes + box | Roylance Electrical Slide Rule, mahogany; 3-hairline cursor; scale set #3; original case and box | |
| 4139 | 1946 | 167058 | 10.0 | yes | Cooke Radio Slide Rule; Case: Polyphase Duplex DeciTrig 4071-3S | |
| 4158 | 1961 | 10.0 | yes | New K12 variant of Beginner’s rule; only made for 1 year | ||
| 4181-1 | 1957 | 111945 | 5.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Decitrig; black leather; stitched | |
| 4181-1 | 1957 | 143610 | 5.0 | yes | Log Log Duplex Decitrig; dark-green leather; with metal clip | |
| 4181-3 | 1956 | 60477 | 10.0 | yes | Jet Log Log Duplex Decitrig; came with copy of A Self Instruction (1955); from owner, Ken Olson, Mendota, IL | |
| 9071-3 |
|
1948 | 10192 | 10.0 | yes | Polyphase Duplex Decitrig DORIC rule; case deteriorating; only made for 2-3 years |
| N9081-3 |
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1948 | 40304 | 10.0 | yes+box | Log Log Duplex Decitrig DORIC rule; very nice condition; black leather case + original box; only made for 2-3 years; same as one owned by American Astronaut Gordon Cooper |