In the course of time, Faber-Castell used a lot of
different types of boxes to package its slide rules.
Following an overview of all the main types of boxes and
cases that I have in my collection.
Boxes (mainly 10" slide rules)
Following all the boxes in my collection of 10"or 20"slide
rules. I have listed them more or less in chronological order. Below each box I
list the manufacturing dates of slide rules in my collection that have such a
box.
In general one can say that:
- black carton boxes are dated before 1940
- Green carton boxes are use from WW-II till the end of
the 50-ies
- After 1960 boxes are generally plastic.
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20109%20360/fc%20109%20360%20box%20front%20medium.jpg) |
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1910 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2084%20368/368%20box%20medium%20size.jpg) |
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1921,1923,1929, pre-1920 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20112%20369/fc112%20369%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1921, pre-1920 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2093%20379/fc%20179%20379%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1931 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20109%20360/fc%2064%20360%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1925 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2077%20387/fc%2077%20387%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1923 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2019%20363/fc%2019%20363%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1922, pre 1920,1921 |
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![](Other%20brand%20slide%20rule%20pages/214%20dietzgen%201760/214%20dietzgen%201760%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2039%20398/fc%2039%20398%20box%20medim.jpg) |
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1931 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20109%20360/fc%20126%20360%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1934,1938,1936,1935,1938,1935,1942,1935,1944 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20138%2051-87/fc%20138%2051-87%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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School slide rules 1930's?, 1937,1938,1937 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2051%2055-91/fc%2051%2055-91%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20195%201-87c/fc%20195%201-87c%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1942,1940,1939,1943,1938,1941 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20171%2011-98/fc%20171%2011-98%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1941,1940 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20172%2011-87k/fc%20172%2011-87k%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1945 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20173%201-98m/fc%20173%201-98m%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1946,1937,1948,1945 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2036%20111-87/fc%2036%20111-87%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1959,1957 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2030%201-22/fc%2030%201-22%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1950-ies, 1962, 1947, 1938,1938,1954,1947 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2082%2057-22/57-22%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1965,1955 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2015%201-54/fc%20189%201-54%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1953 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2018%20111-54/fc%20187%20111-54%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1951 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20201%202-66-d/fc%20201%202-66%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1954 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20190%201-54m/fc%20190%201-54m%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1950 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2099%2020-45/fc%2020-45%20box%20medium%20size.jpg) |
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1960-ies |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20120%201-22/fc%20120%201-22%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1963,1966,1967,1965 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20124%20111-48/fc%20124%20111-48%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1967 ,1963,1971,1968,1970 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2091%202-83n/fc%2091%202-83n%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1970 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20103%2052-81/52-81%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1973, 1977 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20102%2052-80/fc%2027%2052-80%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1970,1969 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20111%20157-89/157-89%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1973,1974,1970 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20147%20180-082/fc%20147%20180-082%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1976 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20104%2057-86/fc%20104%2057-86%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1967,1971 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2011%2057-87/fc%2011%2057-87%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1965, 1967,1969,1962 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2049%20111-98/fc%2049%20111-98%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1961 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20180%2012-82/fc%20180%2012-82%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1970 |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2011%2057-87/fc%2066%2057-87%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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1973 |
Cases of 5" slide rules & addiators
The smaller 5"slide rules were often packaged in
leather, or artificial leather, cases. The same goes for addiators, also
the10"ones.
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20115%2062-82/fc%20115%2062-82%20sleeve%20front%20medium.jpg) |
1956 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20117%2067-87rb/67-87rb%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
Addiator |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20153%20111-54a/fc%20153%20111-54a%20box%20medium.jpg) |
Addiator |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20121%2067-22/fc%20121%2067-22%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20122%2067-34/fc%20122%2067-34%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
1954,1957,1953 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20123%2067-87r/fc%20123%2067-87r%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
1952, addiator |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2069%2062-82n/fc%2069%2062-82n%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
1970,1970 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20130%2067-54%20Rb/fc%20130%2067-54rb%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
1971 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2086%2062-83/fc%2086%2062-83%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1960-ies |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2067%20373/fc%2067%20373%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1931 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2076%2063-91/fc%2076%2063-91%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1938 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20137%2067-98b/fc%20137%2067-98b%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1969,1962 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20196%2063-22r/fc%20196%2063-22R%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1938 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20231%2063-98R/231%20fc%2063-98r%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1935-1943, addiator |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2023%2067-87/67-87%20sleeve2%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20143%2067-22r/fc%20143%2067-22r%20box%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20146%20157-80/fc%20146%20157-80%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1974 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20159%2063-87/fc%20159%2063-87%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1941 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2047%2063-39/fc%2047%2063-39%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1938,1933 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20197%20167-98b/fc%20197%20167-98b%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1967,1970,1965 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20167%2020-68/fc%20167%2020-68%20box%20front%20medium.jpg) |
1957 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2092%208-10/fc%2092%208-10%20etui%20medium.jpg) |
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![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20191%208-20/fc%20191%208-20%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1967 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2045%2067-54/fc%2045%2067-54%20sleeve%20medium.jpg) |
1957 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20176%20163-81/fc%20176%20163-81%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1976 |
![](fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%20151%2067-39/fc%20184%2067-39%20box%20medium.jpg) |
1973 |
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