A W Faber "Castell" & A W Faber-Castell 392, 1/92

`(25cm Scale, Log Log, Mathematiker) Examples: 1930, c1952`

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	`1930`	`195?`
Brand:	A W Faber "Castell"	A W Faber-Castell
Model	392	1/92
Material:	Pearwood	Beech laminate
Front Length:	305mm	300mm
Front Width:	35mm	32mm
Red Scales:	-	CI
Red Numbering:	CI	CI, cos, ctg
Scale Extensions:	Black	Red
Left Back Slide Scale Labels:	S, L, T	sin, lg, tan
Right Back Slide Scale Labels:	S, L, T	cos, lg, ctg (in red except lg)
p Gauge Mark:	A, B, C & D	A, B, CI, C & D
r" & r' Gauge Marks:	-	C & D
Celluliod Facing:	Wooden pins	-
Slide Width:	14.5mm	14mm
Cursor Form:	Aluminium/glass	Plastic, two piece
Brand & Model:	Well, centre, above split	Well, centre, below split
"Castell" Labelling:	-	vertical, slide, left end
DRP Labelling:	Well, centre, below split	-
Origin Labelling:	-	Well, right, below split

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A W Faber "Castell" 392 `(1930)`

		Summary
		System:	Mathematiker
		Specialization:	-
		Type:	Closed frame
		Material:	Pearwood
		Facings:	Celluliod
		Scale Length:	25cm	No of Scales:	11
		Front Length:	305mm	Front Width:	35mm
		Language:	German	Origin:	-
		Date:	1930, October
Features/Notes:	-
Scales (colours as shown)
Front:	LL₂, A [ B, CI, C ] D, LL₃ \| K	Back:	[ S, L, T ]
Labels Left:	-	Labels Left:	All, as scales
Labels Right:	-	Labels Right:	All, as scales
Style:	Railway track	Typeface:	Sans-serif
Extensions:	A, B, CI, C & D beyond 1 & 10	Decimals:	As units between 1 & 2 on CI, C & D
Gauge Marks:	p (3.14) on A, B, C & D M (1/p=0.318) on A & B C (1.13) on C C₁ (3.57) on C	Rulers:	cm on top edge
Features/Notes:	Numbers on CI scale printed in red.
Construction
Stock:	2 part split stock joined with steel springs (DRGM 522689, 1912; DRGM 452965, 1911). Braced with longitudinal metal strips (DRP 206428, 1908). Left and right viewing cutouts with index marks, in back for reverse of slide. Bevelled top edge, square bottom edge. High cursor grooves both cut parallel to front face. Shallow rebate in back . Front, well, top and bottom edges celluloid faced, secured with wooden pins (DRGM 371190, 1908). Length x Width x Height (mm) - 305 x 41 x 11
Slide:	Double sided Braced with longitudinal metal strips (DRP 206428, 1908) Celluliod faced on both sides, secured with wooden pins (DRGM 371190, 1908) Front face width (mm) - 14.5	Cursor:	Aluminium frame, glass pane. Tab on bottom runner with index for K scale. Square window. Left end riveted steel spring on top runner. Three eqidistant full length hairlines. Width x Height (mm) - 41 x 39
Printing (colours as shown)
Stock:	"392" + scales logo + "A.W.FABER" + ""CASTELL"" between lying castles in the centre of well above the split, sans-serif. "D.R. PATENT. No 206428." in the centre of well below the split, sans-serif. "Adrian Brugger, München", presumably the retailer, in the centre the top of the back, sans-serif. "Quot. +1" and "Prod. -1" on the left and right ends respectively of the front lower stock rail, sans-serif.
Slide:	-
Cursor:	Scales logo + "A.W.FABER." + "D.R.P.ang." stamped on the lower edge. "q" stamped on the front of the top runner above the left and centre hairlines. "d" stamped on the edge of the bottom runner below the centre and right hairlines.
Labels:	On back, paper table featuring conversions and mathematical and physical constants.
Instructions
None
Box (colours as shown)
Style:	Not present	L x W x D mm:	-
Material:	-	Colour:	-
Construction:	-
Printing:	-
Labels:	-
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A W Faber-Castell 1/92 `(c1952)`

		Summary
		System:	Log Log
		Specialization:	-
		Type:	Closed frame
		Material:	Beech laminate
		Facings:	Celluliod
		Scale Length:	25cm	No of Scales:	11
		Front Length:	300mm	Front Width:	32mm
		Language:	English	Origin:	Germany
		Date:	c1952
Features/Notes:	Model numbering continuation from '392' and '1/92/392'.
Scales (colours as shown)
Front:	LL₂, A [ B, CI, C ] D, LL₃ \| K	Back:	[ S, L, T ]
Labels Left:	-	Labels Left:	[ sin, lg, tg ]
Labels Right:	-	Labels Right:	cos, lg, ctg
Style:	Railway track	Typeface:	Sans-serif
Extensions:	A, B, CI, C & D beyond 1 & 10	Decimals:	Tenths between 1 & 2 on CI, C & D
Gauge Marks:	p (3.14) on A, B, CI, C & D M (1/p=0.318) on A & B C (1.13) on C C₁ (3.57) on C r" (2063) on C & D r' (3438) on C & D	Rulers:	inch on top edge
Features/Notes:	cos numbers are printed in red on S. ctg numbers are printed in red on T.
Construction
Stock:	2 part split stock joined with steel springs (DRGM 522689, 1912; DRGM 452965, 1911). Braced with longitudinal metal strips (DRP 206428, 1908). Left and right viewing cutouts with index marks, in back for reverse of slide. Bevelled top edge, square bottom edge. High cursor grooves both cut parallel to front face. Shallow rebate in back . Front, well, top and bottom edges celluloid faced. Length x Width x Height (mm) - 300 x 39 x 11
Slide:	Double sided Braced with longitudinal metal strips (DRP 206428, 1908) Celluliod faced on both sides Front face width (mm) - 14	Cursor:	Single piece moulded plastic runners and front pane. Additional plastic pane for the bottom edge scales at a right angle to fit to the stock, attached to runner with 2 screws. Left end riveted steel spring on top runner. Three eqidistant full length hairlines. Centre hairline continues onto bottom edge pane. Width x Height (mm) - 43 x 44
Printing (colours as shown)
Stock:	scales logo + "A.W. FABER" + "CASTELL" between lying castles + "1/92" in the centre of the well below the split, sans-serif. "MADE IN GERMANY" in the well below the split towards the right end, sans-serif.
Slide:	"CASTELL" vertically at the left end.
Cursor:	-
Labels:	On back, paper table featuring conversions and mathematical and physical constants. Title - "Copyright", scales logo + "AW FABER-CASTELL", "STEIN bie Nuremburg"
Instructions
None but instruction from a 1963 1/92 are here.
Box (colours as shown)
Style:	Not present	L x W x D mm:	-
Material:	-	Colour:	-
Construction:	-
Printing:	-
Labels:	-
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