The Pocket Versalog first appeared in the 1960 Post catalog but was available starting about about 1957. Variations correspond exactly to variations in the full size Versalog (model 1460): Variation "IA" with navy COS scales from 1957 to 1960; "IB" with green COS scales from 1960 to 1968; model II with an "A" scale from 1968 until the end of business.
Exposed Bamboo Edges: Several Hemmi and Post pocket duplex
slide rules used the same blanks as the Pocket Versalog. When first
intruduced, the bamboo core was exposed on the edges of these rules but later
models had all four surfaces covered with celluloid veneer. Exactly
when the edges became covered is unknown but my friend, John Spivey, has a
"bamboo-edged" Post 1461 with date code "LL" and a celluloid-edged Hughes-Owen
1778 date coded "NC"--placing the switchover date between December 1961 and
March 1963.
1960 Frederick Post General Catalog, Pages 80-81 |
Date code "IG" (July 1958) |
Date code "RE" (May 1967) |
Date code "VK" (November 1971) |