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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
What is this sign with a K and E. ... It appears to be attached to the fire station.
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Originally Posted by HenryHuntington
Nope, it's the logo for the Keuffel & Esser Co., maker of slide rules and other science and engineering related instruments.[/URL]
Per the 1968 City Directory, their L.A. office was at 1327 S. Olive St., one door north of LAFD Engine Company No. 10 which remains today.
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Thanks for solving the sign mystery,
HenryHuntington.
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Originally Posted by Otis Criblecoblis
I have a Keuffel & Esser measuring tape, handed down from my father, that I cherish, and a K+E Log Log slide rule that I barely learned to use just before electronic calculators rendered it obsolete.
K+E products had a wonderful air of class to them.
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Otis, you piqued my curiousity so I googled Keuffel & Esser items.
This cast iron pencil sharpener isn't the most impressive Keuffel & Esser item but it certainly brought back memories of drafting class.
..........If I remember correctly, you stuck your pencil in the hole and moved the top part in circles. (I believe there was sandpaper inside
etsy
It was made of cast iron so it wouldn't fly off the table.
Does anyone else remember using one of these things to sharpen a pencil?
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