Decimal & Metric conversion
Sainsbury's Value Calculators
Two rectangular slide rules with a white plastic central rule encased in an orange plastic sleeve with clear plastic viewing windows. The rules were used to calculate the price per pound or price per ounce of any given product and also feature conversion charts for metric and imperial measurements....
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- Ref. No: SA/BRA/5/9/1
- Format: Object
- Date: 1971
- Level: Item
- Extent: 2 items
- Access: Open
Two rectangular slide rules with a white plastic central rule encased in an orange plastic sleeve with clear plastic viewing windows. The rules were used to calculate the price per pound or price per ounce of any given product and also feature conversion charts for metric and imperial measurements. Subsidised value calculators were sold for 10p in selected Sainsbury's branches. One of the slide rules are in their original cardboard sleeves stating the price.
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