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Maker:
Quincy Compressor Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: .2 cm x 21.2 cm x 9.2 cm; 3/32 in x 8 11/32 in x 3 5/8 in
Object Name:
mathematical table
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Quincy
Date made:
ca 1941
Description:
This slide chart, distributed by the Qunicy Compressor company of Quincy, Illinois, is designed to allow customers to select the appropriate model of Quincy air compressor to purchase, knowing the pressure at which the air is to be delivered and the number of cubic feet per minute of air delivery desired. On one side, pressures range from 30 to 100 pounds On the other, they range from 110 to 250 pounds. For each model, the chart indicates the horsepower, speed, and piston displacement.
The chart consists of a paper envelope held together with metal rivets and a paper slide that moves crosswise. A mark near the bottom reads: Copyright 1941 Perry Graf Corp. Maywood, Ill. Slide charts made by Perry Graf that are in the Museum collections include 1979.3074.03, 1983.3009.04, 1983.3009.05,1983.3009.06, 1987.0108.03, and 1988.0325.01, and 1988.3076.01.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of I. Bernard Cohen
ID Number:
1988.3076.01
Catalog number:
1988.3076.01
Nonaccession number:
1988.3076
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Mathematical Charts and Tables
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a463-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1213748