After sorting a LOT of photos and finally hitting some with my parents and my own generation, I hit a WWII box. Lots of Army paperwork. Will keep some, will shred some.
But I nearly had a mini-anxiety attack when I found TWO slide-rules. Slide-rules, people. Today's college students don't even know what those are when I mention them. I had to take some slow, deep breaths. I dream that they are worth something on e-Bay. Or perhaps a school-teacher will wow students with them. I just know that occasionally, some obscure item freaks me out. My only memory of a slide-rule is seeing one during a class museum visit. And now I have two. Plus a weird Bausch and Lomb magnifying stick.
Deep yoga breaths. Must take another few days off from photo boxes and 1940s stuff and focus on newer, larger items.
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I just checked online. e-Bay has them starting around $15, and people are bidding on them! I guess if I call it a "Vintage Slide Rule" someone will want it. I will have to judge if it's worth the time to upload pics, buy shipping material, and mail them, but I'll consider it.
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