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Hughes-Owens Slide Rules
Part 1 - Models 1760 to 1778
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 *The vast majority of slide rules sold by The Hughes-Owens Company, Limited in Canada were manufactured by Hemmi in Japan. This relationship began almost as soon as Hemmi began making slide rules - the 1914 Hughes-Owens catalogue featured Hemmi slide rules with laminated construction patented by Hemmi in Japan in 1912. In contrast, Post did not begin importing Hemmi slide rules into the United States until the early 1930's.

*The Hughes-Owens Company used catalogue numbers of the format 176x or 177x from 1914 through the mid-1960's. Examples or catalogue illustrations are known for every number within this range, except for 1769 and 1779.

*Sometime during 1964, Hughes-Owens changed the numbering system to a 7-digit number, with the format 341 3xxx.

*Sometime in late 1968 or early 1969, slide rules with the same model numbers were sold with the Geotec logo. It is not known whether Hughes-Owens sold or spun off the slide rule division to Geotec as a separate company, or whether Geotec was simply a brand name internal to Hughes-Owens.

*AZON purchased The Hughes-Owens Company, Limited in 1988.

*Hughes-Owens and Geotec slide rule data and original HTML copyright 2001 by John Spivey, used with permission.

Model Number Date Description
Scales		 Equivalents Comments
1760
 1952-1958 4" Mannheim, magnifying cursor, 8 scales

in // A [ B CI C ] D || cm

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 32
H-O 341 3405
Post 1441
T-P 44DA-410
US Blue 1888		 4" pocket version of 1771, with magnifying cursor.
Replaced 1761 between 1948 and 1952.
$4.25 in 1958.
1761
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1935-1937; 1948 4" Mannheim, plain cursor, vertical top, 7 scales

in || A [ B C ] D || cm

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 35
Post 1437		 Similar to Post 1441, but with vertical top edge.
$2.50 in 1937.
1762
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1935-1937; 1948-1958 5" Mannheim, 5/32 in. thick, 8 scales

in // A [ B CI C ] D

[ S L T ] - S may be read against A or D		 Hemmi 34R
Post 1444		 According to catalogs, 5/32 in. thick, however, post-WWII models are 7/32 thick.
Not known when K scale added. Post sold 1444K as early as 1950.
$3.25 in 1937, $4.25 in 1958.
1762
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1962 5" Mannheim, 9 scales

in // A [ B CI C ] D K

[ S L T ] - S is read against A		 Hemmi 34RK
H-O 341 3425
Geotec 341 3425
Post 1444RK
T-P 44DA-440		 5" pocket version of 1771.
Not known when K scale added. Post sold 1444K as early as 1950.
1762T
 1952 5" log-log duplex, 16 scales

LL1 A [ B T S C ] D LL2

LL3 DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D L		 Pickett 300 Picket 300.
May not have been labeled Hughes-Owens. Replacement indicator listed in 1958 catalogue.
1763
 1914-1935 5" Mannheim, plain cursor, 7 scales?

inches // A [ B C ] D

[ S L T ] ?		 unknown Made by Hemmi
1763T
 1952 5" pocket duplex trig, 10 scales

K A [ B CI C ] D L

[ S L T ]		 Pickett 200 Picket 200.
May not have been labeled Hughes-Owens.
Replacement indicator listed in 1958 catalogue.
1764
 1914 5" Mannheim, extra fine divisions, magnifying cursor, 7 scales

cm // A [ B C ] D

[ S L T ] ?		 Nestler 12 var? Appears to be a Nestler 12 variant, finer divisions
1764
 1928-1937; 1948 5" Mannheim, extra fine divisions, magnifying cursor, 7 scales

inches // A [ B C ] D

[ S L T ] ?		 Post 1453 Made by Hemmi; finer divisions
$4.50 in 1937.
1765
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1935-1937; 1948 10" Twinplex, 13 scales

DF [ CF CIF C ] D

K A [ B S T CI ] D L		 Hemmi 150
Post 1458
A. Lietz 3054L		 Clone of K&E 4088-3.
Scales folded at pi. Post-war models have wider (40mm) body, although this is not shown in the 1948 catalog.
$9.00 in 1937.
1765T
 1952 10" duplex trig, 14 scales

DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D L

A [ B T ST S ] D K		 Pickett 1000 Picket 1000.
May not have been labeled Hughes-Owens.
Replacement indicator listed in 1958 catalogue.
1766
 1935-1937; 1948 10" Log-log Twinplex, 16 scales

K A [ B CI C ] D T

theta Rtheta P [ Q Q' C ] LL3 LL2 LL1		 Hemmi 152
Post 1459		 Hemmi trig scales for direct solution of right triangle problems.
$10.50 in 1937.
1766T
 1952 10" log-log duplex, 19 scales

L LL1 DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D LL3 LL2

LL0 LL00 A [ B T ST S ] D K		 Pickett 500 Picket 500.
May not have been labeled Hughes-Owens.
Replacement indicator listed in 1958 catalogue.
1767
 1914-1928 10" Mannheim, indicating cursor, 7 scales?

inches // A [ B C ] D | ?

[ S L T ] ?		 unknown 1914 is framed indicating cursor
1928 is combination C-style and indicating cursor
1768
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1914 10" Mannheim, 7 scales

inches // A [ B C ] D | cm

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 50? Slanted top edge, with ruler.
This appears to be a Hemmi 50, rather than the Hemmi 40 as later 1768's were.
1768
 1935-1937; 1948 10" student Mannheim, 7 scales

A [ B C ] D

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 40
Post 1446
A. Lietz 2974N
US Blue 1876		 Student version of 1771, without CI and K scales.
Predecessor to 1768C.
$1.50 in 1937.
1768C
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1952-1958 10" student Mannheim, 9 scales

A [ B CI C ] D K

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 40RK
H-O 341 3526
Geotec 341 3526
Post 1447
US Blue 1877		 Student version of 1771.
Updated version of 1768, with CI and K scales added.
$3.00 in 1958.
1770
 1928-1937; 1948 10" closed frame electrical Hemmi 80 Electrical engineering.
Shares model number with chemical engineering rule from 1958.
$8.50 in 1937.
1770
 1958 10" duplex, chemical eng

L A DF [CF CIF CI C] D LL3 LL2 LL1

Ch. A-M N-Z M1 [ M2 oF oC oK F(t) ] Kg/cm2, mm Hg, In. Hg, Vac. Tw		 Hemmi 257
Post 1491		 Chemical engineering.
Shares model number with electrical engineering rule from 1928-1948.
$16.50 in 1958.
1771
 1928-1937; 1948 10" Mannheim, 9 scales

A [ B CI C ] D K

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 50
Post 1452		 Known cursor variations include aluminum framed glass cursor, frameless cursor, C-style cursor, and stainless steel framed glass cursor.
1771
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1952-1958 10" Mannheim, 9 scales

A [ B CI C ] D K

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 50W
H-O 341 3215
Geotec 341 3215
Post 1452W
T-P 44BA-520		 Universal Mannheim.
Narrow body illustration appears in catalog through 1958, although the wide body was introduced around 1950-51.
$6.50 in 1937, $8.50 in 1958.
1772
 1928 20" Mannheim, 7 scales?

inches // A [ B C ] D

[ S L T ] ?		 Hemmi 50-20? According to 1928 catalogue, it is Graduated like No. 1767
1772
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1935-1937; 1948-1958 20" Mannheim, 9 scales

inches // A [ B CI C ] D K

[ S L T ]		 Hemmi 50-20 20" version of 1771.
Much more massive than the comparable K&E N4053-5.
$17.50 in 1937, $40.00 in 1958.
1773
 1928 10" all metal

with reverse and cube scales		 Richardson? According to 1928 catalogue, all metal, cannot twist or shrink, with reverse and cube scales.
Shares model number with H-O version of Hemmi 251 from 1960.
1773
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1960 10" duplex, 19 scales

L DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D LL3 LL2 LL1

K A [ B T S ST C ] D DI		 Hemmi 251 Shares model number with all-metal rule from 1928.
1774-00
 1960's 10" Vectolog, 18 scales

LL3 LL2 DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D L LL1

K A [ B TI2 TI1 SI ] D DI		 Hemmi P253
H-O 341 3130		 Vectolog
1775
 1914-1937; 1948-1958 Halden Calculex, 11 scales

L A | B C1 C2

S? CI | DI K1 K2 K3		 Halden Calculex A & B are same as C & D on regular rule.
C1, C2 correspond to R1 R2 on Versalog.
K1,2,3 are cube roots read against A & B.
$9.15 in 1937, $15.75 in 1958.
1776
 1960's 10" Versatrig, 18 scales

K DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D R1 R2

L A [ TT SecT ST CosS C ] D DI		 H-O 341 3120
Post 1450
T-P 44CA-500		 Versatrig
1777
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1952-1960 10" Versalog Ia, 23 scales

LL0 LL/0 K DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D R1 R2 L

LL/1 LL/2 LL/3 [ TT SecT ST CosS C ] D LL3 LL2 LL1		 Hemmi 258
Post 1460		 Versalog Ia, COS scale in navy.
$25.00 in 1958. Manual was $1.50, case $7.00.
1777
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1960-1964 10" Versalog Ib, 23 scales

LL0 LL/0 K DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D R1 R2 L

LL/1 LL/2 LL/3 [ TT SecT ST CosS C ] D LL3 LL2 LL1		 H-O 341 3010
Geotec 341 3010
Post 1460		 Versalog Ib, COS scale in green
1778
 1960's 5" Versalog Ib, 23 scales

LL0 LL/0 K DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D R1 R2 L

LL/1 LL/2 LL/3 [ TT SecT ST CosS C ] D LL3 LL2 LL1		 H-O 341 3050
Geotec 341 3050
Post 1461		 Pocket version of 1777, Versalog Ib, COS scale in green

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