5.15 Pickett, USA
The Pickett Company (originally Pickett and Eckel) began in Chicago near the end of World War II. Their original metal slide rules used magnesium to obtain a lighter rule. However these rules had trouble with humidity and often became difficult to slide. Pickett began using aluminum alloys around 1950 and became a very popular brand in the United States. The “Eye-Saver” (ES) rules have a characteristic yellow color, but white counterparts (T) were still maintained as well. Their last slide rule was manufactured in August 1976.
The Pickett slide rule was a popular choice for space flight during the U.S. space missions leading up to and including the moon landings. See the short vignette Rules to the Moon.
Pickett Deci-Point (Model 1)
Pickett Model 2
Pickett Model 3
Pickett Model 4
Pickett Model 101-C
Pickett Model 4-ES
Pickett 500-T
Pickett ELEC N-515-T
Pickett Executive X-3
Total number of Pickett slide rules in the collection: 57.
| Model | Year | Serial | Typ | Mat | L0 | Case | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1945-46 | 10085 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | Deci Point; centered scales and cursor; | |
| 2 | 1946-47 | 29517 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | Deci Log Log label; How to Keep Your Deci.Point Slide Rule a Perfect Precision Instrument sheet | |
| 3 | 1947-49 | C009058 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | Deci Log Log Vector label; dark circled inverse scales; Chicago reference; hand-made carved leather case with belt loop, engraved L.E.Merrill | |
| 4 | 1947-49 | C012244 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | Deci Log Log Vector Hyperbolic label; dark circled inverse scales; Chicago reference; good condition; rubber sleeve; owner Richard Schroeder, Boeing electrical engineer | |
| 500 | 1948 | B056801 | L | Mg | 10 | no | P&E label | |
| 500 | 1948 | B114270 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | P&E label; fabric cover + plastic case | |
| 1000 | 1948-49 | A075934 | L | Mg | 10 | no | P&E label | |
| 4 | 1950 | 01D1451 | L | Mg | 10 | yes | Log Log Vector Hyperbolic; Label style 3; sn 01D1451; rubber sleeve | |
| 600 | 1950 | L | Mg | 5 | yes+box | early Model 600, good condition; made in Chicago; leather case; original plastic bag labeled B885; original box; owner DESEL | ||
| 901 |
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1950 | C504568 | L | Mg | 10 | no | Very early 901; no L scale; 1/C rather than CI label; Simplex Slide Rule label; Alhambra reference; Label Style 3 |
| N803-ES | 1950-1958 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Log Log Speed rule Dual Base; logo Type 3; Synchro-Scale; Chicago | ||
| 1025 | 1952-1956 | L | Al | 5 | box | Early model 1025; owner Arthur E Huse, engraved on rule; signed home-made box; engineer for Bosch Arma with many patents related to fuel injection | ||
| 500-T | 1952-54 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Label style 3; grooved rail | ||
| 3-T | 1953 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Dual Base Log-Log; good condition; nice brown leather case with belt clip | ||
| 903-T |
|
1954 | L | Al | 10 | yes | rare Conversion Slide Rule type with gauge marks on back side | |
| N1040-ES | 1954 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Fisher Control Valve Sizing Rule; made for Fisher Governor Co, Marshalltown, Iowa | ||
| 120 |
|
1955 | L | pl | 10 | no | Trainer, beginner’s rule | |
| 20-BASIC |
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1955 | L | Al | 5 | yes | Label style 3; Leather case with clip | |
| 4-ES | 1958 | L | Al | 10 | yes + box | Log Log Vector Hyperbolic; Label style 4; grooved slide; leather case, box, instructions, warranty, other notes; very good condition | ||
| 800-ES | 1958 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Log Log Synchro-Scale; die cast braces and cursor | ||
| N1010-ES Trig Demonstration |
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1958 | L | wd | 40 | no | Demonstration rule; originally used in Michigan high school; 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 48 in | |
| 14 | 1958-1962 | L | Al | 10 | yes | U.S. military rule; well-worn leather case | ||
| N-515-T | 1958-62 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Electronics model; leather case, strap – great condition; Cleveland Institute of Electronics | ||
| N-515-T | 1958-62 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Electronic; basically new-in-box; leather case, strap – great condition; Cleveland Institute of Electronics | ||
| N1006-ES | 1958-62 | L | Al | 5 | no + box | rule, box, instructions; no case | ||
| N1010-T TRIG |
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1958-62 | L | Al | 10 | yes + box | nice black leather case, instruction book, guarantee, original box; 1970 receipt, though logos indicate made earlier; belt clip is missing | |
| N1010-T TRIG |
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1958-62 | L | Al | 10 | yes | black leather case with belt clip; Pickett Inc. Santa Barbara Calif.; K. Stegelman – from daughter | |
| 600-ES | 1959 | L | Al | 5 | yes | leather case: Electrosolids Corp., Hollywood; cracked cursor | ||
| N4-ES | 1959 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Log Log Vector Hyperbolic; Label style 4; leather case | ||
| N4-T | 1959-1962 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Log Log Vector Hyperbolic; Label style 4; leather case and belt clip | ||
| N1010-T TRIG |
|
1959-62 | L | Al | 10 | yes | tan leather case; black Pickett logo; nice condition | |
| N-500-ES | 1962 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Label Syle 4, with copyright 1962 mark; leather case with belt clip | ||
| N-550-T | 1962 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Warren-Knight Weight Rule 1373-ET; Label Style 3 with copyright 1962 | ||
| N200-T Trig | 1962 | L | Al | 5 | yes | Black Logo, curved braces, nylon bars, convex lens, no D scale on back; Western Electric Company, Graduate Engineering Education Program on back and on case; owner Thomas H. Nolan graduated from IIT in 1965 in EE, worked for WE 1965-1985 in Naperville, IL, patent for EE circuit, worked on first telephone electronic switching system | ||
| N600-T | 1962 | L | Al | 5 | yes | Label Style 4 with 1962 copyright; leather case with clip and pull-extractor; flat lens | ||
| 101-C | 1962-1964 | C | Al | 12 | yes+box | Box, Case, and How to Use Circular Slice Rules; Data Device Corporation on case | ||
| N-500-ES | 1962-1964 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Label Style 5; Mike Lawter on case | ||
| N600-T | 1962-1964 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Log Log Speed rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N600-ES |
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1964 | L | Al | 5 | yes | exact Buzz-Aldrin-type rule | |
| N600-ES |
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1964 | L | Al | 5 | yes | exact Buzz-Aldrin-type rule; found in Amazing Grace Elburn, IL | |
| N1010-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Powertrig rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N1010-T | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Powertrig rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N3-T | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Power Log Exponential rule; log log dual base; NIB, case, instructions, bag; box labeled3-T | ||
| N3p-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 5 | yes+box | Pocket version, Power Log Exponential rule; log log dual base; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N4-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Log Log Vector Hyperbolic; Label style 6; leather case | ||
| N500-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Log Log Duplex rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N600-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Log Log Speed rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N600-T | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | Log Log Speed rule; NIB, case, instructions, bag | ||
| N902-ES | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | NIB, case, instructions, papers | ||
| N902-T | 1964-1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes+box | NIB, case, instructions, papers | ||
| N-500-T | 1964-75 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Label Style 6; leather case | ||
| N909-ES | 1964-75 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Label Style 6; metric conv.on back | ||
| N3p-T | 1966 | L | Al | 5 | yes | pocket version of Model 3; 32 scales; slide tension spring; very fine leather case with pocket clip; Label Style 6; from original owner Stephen Boyle, engineer, Clinton, MA | ||
| 140-ES |
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1970 | L | pl | 10 | yes+box | Advanced beginner’s rule; expanded Log Log duplex Version 2, with 22 scales; scales black, inverse scales italics; NIB, case, instructions | |
| 80 |
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1970 | L | pl | 10 | no | basic student trig training/beginner’s rule | |
| N902-ES | 1973 | L | Al | 10 | yes + box | Complete package box, case, instructions; sticker: 5 moon flights on box (price tag, $6.95); Label Style 6 | ||
| X-3 |
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1975 | L | Al | 10 | yes | Executive Series Power Log Exponential, Log Log Dual Base; Label style 6; leather case |