Category Archives: Writing & Penmanship

Proper Writing Posture

Description	English: Demonstration of proper writing position from an 1879 manual
Date	1879
Source	Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms (https://archive.org/details/hillsmanualofsoc00hill_0/page/20/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous

Description	English: Demonstration of proper writing position from an 1879 manual
Date	1879
Source	Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms (https://archive.org/details/hillsmanualofsoc00hill_0/page/20/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous

The background has been made transparent in both illustrations.

Writing on the Blackboard

Description	English: Pupils writing on a silicate slated wall, from an advertisement for Black Diamond Liquid Slating
Date	1875
Source	The American Stationer (https://archive.org/details/ldpd_12498671_002/page/n109)
Author	Anonymous

Esterbrook Falcon Steel Pen

The 048 Falcon was one of Esterbrook’s best sellers for about a century.

Description	English: Advertising illustration of an Esterbrook Falcon steel pen
Date	1875
Source	American Stationer (https://archive.org/details/ldpd_12498671_002/page/n11)
Author	Anonymous

Book and Quills Tailpiece

Description	English: Ornament from a 1923 magazine
Date	1923
Source	The Story World and Photodramatist (https://archive.org/details/storyworldphotod51phot)
Author	Anonymous

Grotesque Inkwell Ornament

Description	English: Ornament from a 1923 magazine
Date	1923
Source	The Story World and Photodramatist (https://archive.org/details/storyworldphotod51phot)
Author	Anonymous

Brush Lettering Alphabet for Show Cards

Description	English: Hand-lettered alphabet for display cards, published in 1903
Date	1903
Source	Modern Show Card Lettering Designs Etc. (https://archive.org/details/modernshowcardle01thom/page/28)
Author	Anonymous

Cardwriter’s Italic Alphabet

A good script for signs and display cards.

Description	English: Italic alphabet for store display cards, published in 1918
Date	1918
Source	Hardware and Metal (https://archive.org/details/hardmerchjanapr1918toro/page/n29)
Author	Anonymous

Inkstand and Blotted Paper

Description	English: Decorative illustration by Jules Habert-Dys
Date	1900
Source	Motifs décoratifs par Jules Habart-Dys (https://archive.org/details/motifsdecoratifs00habe/page/n3)
Author	Jules Habart-Dys

Black Drawing Ink

Description	English: Commercial illustration of a bottle of drawing ink
Date	1919
Source	Bookseller & Stationer, 1919 (https://archive.org/details/stationeryoffice1919toro/page/n5)
Author	Anonymous

Writing with a Fountain Pen

Description	English: Advertising illustration of a hand writing with a fountain pen
Date	1919
Source	Bookseller & Stationer, 1919 (https://archive.org/details/stationeryoffice1919toro/page/n5)
Author	Anonymous

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