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Slide Ruler

Mid Century Modern Snooker or Pool Marker
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
scoring scale up to 100. The rulers have sliding wooden pointers, allowing for easy point marking. In the
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games

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Wood

Mid Century Modern Snooker or Pool Marker
Mid Century Modern Snooker or Pool Marker
$734
H 1.19 in W 37.01 in D 8.27 in

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Vintage Over Sized Wooden Slide Ruler
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage giant wooden slide ruler.
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Objects

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Steel

Vintage Long Wood Slide Ruler by Welch
By Welch
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 4ft long wood slide ruler used as demonstration teaching tool. Designed by Welch.
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Vintage 1950s American More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Vintage Advertising Slide Ruler Model N 1010-ES Trig
Located in Oakville, CT
Used to once advertise for "Pickett All-American Quality Slide Rules" Pickett (or Pickett & Eckel
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Vintage 1950s American Architectural Elements

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Metal

Large Slide Rule Ruler by Pickett Advertising Display Teaching Aid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large 84" slide rule ruler by Pickett Advertising Display Teaching Aid. Item features very nice
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Wood

Large Sculptural Log Caliper
By Florence "Flossie" Greenleaf
Located in Essex, MA
detailed numbered ruler, with sliding metal gage, made by Florence M. Greenleaf, Littleton, New Hampshire
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Vintage 1910s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass

Large Sculptural Log Caliper
Large Sculptural Log Caliper
H 28.5 in W 55.25 in D 2.38 in
Antique Square and Slide Ruler
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A nine inch Stanley No.21 combination square and slide ruler. CREATOR Stanley Tool
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Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Steel

Antique Square and Slide Ruler
Antique Square and Slide Ruler
H 9 in W 4 in D 0.75 in
Large Slide Ruler by Pickett for Display or Teaching Aid
By Pickett
Located in New York, NY
Great graphic over scale slide rule model, generally used as display, or a teaching aid. This
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Figurative Sculptures

VINTAGE "POP" GIANT SLIDE RULER WALL SCULPTURE / SIGN
Located in Miami, FL
Fun! Vintage 1960's "POP" giant slide ruler executed in wood, metal and lucite. Actually slides up
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20th Century American Signs

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Metal

1940's Architect's Drafting Table - Midcentury Wooden & Iron Metal Base
Located in Dorchester, GB
working piece with great pull system. It moves up and down as well as surface tilting and ruler that
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Early 20th Century British Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Oversized Wooden Slide Ruler by Pickett
By Pickett
Located in Chicago, IL
Oversized Slide Ruler by Pickett
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Vintage 1960s American Signs

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Metal

Architecte's Drafting Table in Iron and Wood, circa 1920
Located in Roubaix, FR
150 cm 59 inches, height 120 cm 47.24 inches with original sliding bakelite ruler. Minimum heights
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

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Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved wood sculpture of carousel ostrich.
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Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
$795 Sale Price
36% Off
H 25 in W 17 in D 5.5 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$234,946 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Park Sherman 1930 Art Deco Chromed Steel Roller Box With Red And Black Bakelite
By Park Sherman
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative roller desk box designed by Park Sherman. Very decorative desk box, created during the art deco period in America by the Park Sherman Company, back in the 1930. This roll...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

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Steel

Art Deco Satinwood Cocktail Cabinet, Dry Bar By Waring & Gillow, England, c1930
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulously stylish 1930's Art Deco cocktail cabinet. This cabinet dates from the 1930's and has all the bells and whistles you want from a cocktail cab...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars

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Chrome

Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else....
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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood

1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign ... Great old sign,, Tons of character,, Retains original finish / patina..
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Signs

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Wood, Paint

1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign
1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign
$1,680
H 8 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Put 1 Franc - I give one Truffle. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art More Folk Art

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Paper

1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer this Jointed wooden Betty Boop doll by Fleischer in a green dress. This is one of the first Betty Boop dolls that were created in the 1930s and debuted in 1931....
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Industrial Toys

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Wood

1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
$500
H 12.6 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Located in Peekskill, NY
What is an ophthalmotrope? An ophthalmotrope is an apparatus for demonstrating the movements of the eye and the action of the different muscles which produce them, consisting essenti...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Very Large Ophtalmotrope
$9,500
H 38 in W 17 in D 19 in
Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally scarce antique American Folk Art gambling triple stacked wooden arrow spindle spinning wheel gaming device from the late 19th / early 20th century. Believed to b...
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

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Metal, Iron

Early Original Paint Decorated Children's Shovel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful original painted snow scene shovel has a metal blade with the original wood handle. Great just in time for the holiday season. Wonderful wall ornament. Fantastic patin...
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Vintage 1930s American Toys

Early Original Paint Decorated Children's Shovel
Early Original Paint Decorated Children's Shovel
$550 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 8 in D 1 in
Kentucky Horse Farm Fireplace Mantel Horse Legs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This pair of giant sculptural wooden horse legs, at 5 ft. tall, was once part of a large mantel at the home of a horse ranch in Kentucky. Said to have been Amish carved.
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Mechanical Bank "Child's Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
A unique and quite scarce bank, made in Japan by the Marusan Company for the American market in the 1950's; this all tin bank is known as (according to the graphics on the original b...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Tin

Prototype Late 19th Century Hand Carved Toy Horse Drawn Hansom Cab, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a hand carved wood prototype for a toy that would have been the model for a 19th century cast iron or tin horse drawn hansom cab. It precedes the mold and/or the bronze patte...
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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Toys

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Wood

Pair Carved Wood Carousel Pigs, mid 20th century , France
Located in Buffalo, NY
Add a touch of whimsy to your space with these charming antique carousel figure's.. featuring a carved wooden pigs. Crafted with precision and mounted on a sturdy vintage industrial ...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit som...
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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Slide Ruler For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the slide ruler you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A slide ruler — often made from wood, walnut and lapis lazuli — can elevate any home. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage slide ruler you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a slide ruler — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A slide ruler made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with folk art — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one slide ruler that is appealing in its simplicity, but Assouline Publishing produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Slide Ruler?

Prices for a slide ruler can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $550 and can go as high as $5,473, while the average can fetch as much as $2,240.