stock yield slide rule
Date1942-1960s
Inventory Number1997-1-1640
ClassificationSlide Rule
Subject
Maker
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis
1942 - 1984
Manufacturer
American
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.2 × 17.8 × 3.5 cm (1/16 × 7 × 1 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionWhite plastic envelope containing a plastic slide.
On the face of the rule, the top and bottom edges of the envelope have been folded over to form two fixed slides. Along the bottom edge of the top fixed slide is printed a scale for "PRICE", with values descending from 300 to 1. Along the top edge of the bottom fixed slide is a scale for "PERCENTAGE YIELD," carrying values from .2 to 60.
The top edge of the moveable slide is printed with a scale for "ANNUAL DIVIDEND, DOLLARS". This has values descending from 30 to 0.10. Pointing toward the bottom fixed slide is a black arrow. Instructions for using the slide rule are also printed on the face of the moveable slide. A table of decimal equivalents is printed on the back of the slide.
The back of the slide rule is printed with the distributing company's year of establishment, address, and specialty.
On the face of the rule, the top and bottom edges of the envelope have been folded over to form two fixed slides. Along the bottom edge of the top fixed slide is printed a scale for "PRICE", with values descending from 300 to 1. Along the top edge of the bottom fixed slide is a scale for "PERCENTAGE YIELD," carrying values from .2 to 60.
The top edge of the moveable slide is printed with a scale for "ANNUAL DIVIDEND, DOLLARS". This has values descending from 30 to 0.10. Pointing toward the bottom fixed slide is a black arrow. Instructions for using the slide rule are also printed on the face of the moveable slide. A table of decimal equivalents is printed on the back of the slide.
The back of the slide rule is printed with the distributing company's year of establishment, address, and specialty.
Signedback of rule: PAINE, WEBBER, JACKSON & CURTIS / Established 1879 / MEMBERS PRINCIPAL STOCK AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES / NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO / NEW ENGLAND OFFICES / SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, PROVIDENCE, HARTFORD, LYNN, CONCORD, N. H.
FunctionFor calculating stock yields. Probably made for promotional purposes.
The user first slides the moveable slide to left or right such that the appropriate value on the "ANNUAL DIVIDEND" scale (moveable slide, top) coincides with the appropriate value on the "PRICE" scale (top fixed slide). Then, holding the slide in place, he reads the value on the "PERCENTAGE YIELD" scale to which the arrow (moveable slide, bottom) points. This gives him his expected yield.
The user first slides the moveable slide to left or right such that the appropriate value on the "ANNUAL DIVIDEND" scale (moveable slide, top) coincides with the appropriate value on the "PRICE" scale (top fixed slide). Then, holding the slide in place, he reads the value on the "PERCENTAGE YIELD" scale to which the arrow (moveable slide, bottom) points. This gives him his expected yield.
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: dated 1943
Accessories: instruction book and black leather case with flap closure, for storage
Object number: 1990-5-0004
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: circa 1943
Accessories: black leather case with flap closure
Object number: 1995-1-0023
Pickett & Eckel, Inc.
Date: copyright 1959
Accessories: brown leather case with hard plastic lining and flap closure; small plastic bag; Twin Pack box; 3 instruction manuals (in file); belt loop (1991-4-0004b); pocket slide rule (1991-4-0004c); cardboard box
Object number: 1991-4-0004a
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: circa 1956
Accessories: brown leather case with metal-reinforced flap closure
Object number: 1995-1-0025
Pickett & Eckel, Inc.
Date: circa 1951
Accessories: brown leather case with table of equivalents
Object number: 2004-1-0341
Hemmi
Date: 1971
Accessories: brown leather case with glap closure; brown leather loop for attachment to belt
Object number: 1989-1-0009
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: copyright 1947
Accessories: brown leather case, with metal-reinforced belt clip
Object number: 1997-1-0971
Captain David Thomson
Date: circa 1816
Accessories: documentation in instrument file
Object number: 1996-1-0010
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: ca. 1915-1923
Accessories: Brown leather case with flap closure, for storage
Object number: 1997-1-2006
