I found this old educational film that Sheaffer made about the history of writing, and the development and function of the fountain pen. Hope you like it.
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An interesting old film
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That was cool! Thanks for posting.
Yeah that's a good one, thanks!
I will check it out when I am not on my parents dinosaur of a machine... .(ten or so years old haha!)
anyone else notice the "messy" hand writing is still better then your own ? that was a good video, but i need to go practice now, dont want teacher mad at me
Everything I always wondered about writing and pens in history...I learned about in this video....
I liked seeing the example of shorthand transcription. But I won't try copying the pen grip of most of their writers. Some of them looked like they had a real death grip on the pen. Certainly not like that recommended by Spencerian penmanship experts.
For those interested in books on this subject, I can recommend two:
* Henry Petroski, "Pencil"
* Kitty Burns Florey, "Script and Scribble; the Rise and Fall of Handwriting"
For those interested in books on this subject, I can recommend two:
* Henry Petroski, "Pencil"
* Kitty Burns Florey, "Script and Scribble; the Rise and Fall of Handwriting"
That was a pretty fun video.
Thanks for sharing this, David.
Cool thread. Cool video.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting this video!
Awesome video, thank you for sharing this with us all. I could watch old movies/instructionals all day long!
Now I know more......Many Thanks.
Original video is now missing, this could be it ... if not, enjoy this one from Sheaffer!
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Development of writing and writing tools throughout history.
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