All About Slide Rules Book (PDF)

[Mark]

Hello Mark,

I'd like to add one more pleasant fact about Faber-Castell's "refreshing approach", which makes them even more remarkable by today's business standards :

One of the slide rules I ordered never found its way to my home. About 2 weeks later, I told them about that. They answered me that a new one was to be sent 24 hours later with a better packaging (related to the French Post Office not able to track the previous one, I presume).

The new one arrived smoothly to me, with kind words of apologies for the inconvenience. Gentlemen spirit, you said ?

By the way, I just checked their offer, it has significantly reduced in one year ! The nice model I got (back side fitted with a "Troncet" adder) doesn't show up anymore...

A last word about bamboo slide rules : to me, those made by Hemmi before 1970 (sold under "Post" brand also) are really fine technical objects, even the best plastic-made ones cannot compare when you operate them.

I wish you'll have as much fun as me,

Best regards,
Marc