16 September 2008

A Visit to the Auctioneer

A quiet, slightly seedy place on Broadway near downtown Denver, looking like it sells old fire engines. If you miss a whole lot of Saturday morning garage sales, this is the place to go.

Just in case you wondered where all those slide rules that we nerds used to use went when calculators came into fashion, many of them are stored here. They are in excellent shape and would make a great present for the young mathematician with some interest in the history of the field. They also have instruction manuals.

The collector of this collection started with his father's stuff, which he didn't know what to do with; and then his own stuff, most of which he sold. Only the really good stuff did he keep.

As you can see, this little mini-museum has been around since the middle of the last century.

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