Ode to Precision
Oh, an indicator is a vindicator
Of truth and common knowledge.
For it teaches more, and faster too,
Than an Engineering College.
How long is this? How short is that?
To what degree is this piece flat?
How thick is the paper in the pile?
Look for your answer on the dial.
For we've put jewels within the case,
And stamped our name across the face,
So you'll remember through the years,
That Federal always hobs their gears.
Our top and bottom place construction
Always has defied destruction,
And we speak of low friction
As the utmost in perfection.
For, an indicator is a vindicator
Of truth and common knowledge.
For it teaches more, and faster too,
Than an Engineering College.
--Leonard C. Tingley, Federal Products Corp
