Writing Collection (page 46)

London School Board Cert
A London School Board Certificate for Reading, Writing and Arithmetic according to the third standard

Weltblick Typewriter
Promotion for the Weltblick typewriter

Using an Underwood

Child in Frock 1860S
A small child wears a frock with short sleeves ornamented with full rosettes of narrow ribbon, volans & ribbon trim on the skirt, broad belt with buckle & button boots

Using Carbon Paper
A stenographer uses Polycarb carbon paper

Stenography from Above
Stenography depicted as a gift from the gods !

Remington Typewriter
The Remington dominates the world !

Costume / 2 Girls 1860S
Two girls in identical dresses with short full skirts, a row of pleated braid on the hem & sleeves & loose bodices with high round necks. Hair: hair net & chignon, ringlets

The Reporters Gallery in the House of Commons

Christs Hospital School
The writing school at Christs Hospital, London, with boys seated in rows

Husband / Wife / Letter 1907
American Varsity style sac suit: S-B jacket with a stitched border, trousers with a front crease that taper at the ankle. Worn with an all round collar & lace up shoes

Matthew and Angel
SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST is helped in his writing by an angel

Guizot Speaking
FRANCOIS-PIERRE-GUILLAUME GUIZOT - French statesman, depicted in Napoleonic stance, addressing an audience. When he fell from favour, he took to writing history

Girl Writing
A young girl writes on paper with a pencil

Soldiers Dog Mourns
A German Shepherd Dog lies above the grave of its master, a casualty of World War One

Bear at Desk
A bear at his writing desk is interrupted by his cleaning- bird

Girl with Olivetti
This typist is delighted with her new Olivetti typewriter - her colleague is delighted for her, but envious for herself

Nobleman Writing
A French nobleman sits writing poetry, or a letter to a loved one, while his dog lies patiently waiting for him to find something better to do

Two Sisters 1894 Photo
Two sisters

Koran Manuscript
THE KORAN First sudra, second page of manuscript

Roman Writing Tools
Roman writing tools

Greek Philosopher Writes
A Greek philosopher sets pen to paper, in a book rather than a scroll, as you might have expected; inkwell, sand and a knife are ready to hand

Quill Pen / Diderot
A quill pen

The Turkish Spy 17th C
MAHMUT THE TURKISH SPY who is said to have written letters from Paris between 1637 and 1682 to his people, discussing political and cultural subjects

Tibetan Inscription
A Tibetan sculptor carves an inscription on the face of a rock

Mistress & Maid 1919
Yet more sneering middle class humour at a maids expense. A haughty mistress pries into her maids life wanting to know her reasons for wanting an evening off. Typical!

Douglas Bay Letterhead
A piece of letterhead writing paper for use by passengers of the steamship Monas Isle which shows views of Douglas Bay, Derby Castle, Head Lighthouse & the ship

Mayfair Hotel Interior ?
Possibly one of the general rooms open to guests at the MAYFAIR HOTEL, Berkeley Street. Comfortable chairs & settees are arranged at the edges of the room

Prizewinners Bookplate
Prizewinners bookplate given by St Charles Girls convent day school to P Corre for Maths and Writing 16 April 1886

Nat. American Writing
Native American (probably Comanche) inscriptions on stones and other items

Rock Writing USA
Writing and drawings incised on rocks in the Oklahoma desert by Native Americans

Using a Good Companion
This lady is using an Imperial Good Companion Model portable, which cost her nineteen pounds and fifteen shillings, including the carrying case

Sulla Resigns
Lucius Cornelius Sulla, after three years as dictator during which he imposes many useful reforms, retires to live peaceably in the country writing his memoirs

Egyptian Scribe
Egyptian scribes

Egyptian Manuscript
Part of an Egyptian Manuscript found in the Swathing of a Mummy

Hogarth Poor Poet
The Distressed Poet and his wife both have problems : he wonders what to write, while his wife wonders how to pay the milkmaids bill

Writing on Palm Leaves
The first writing may have been done on palm leaves

Writing with a Quill Pen
A lady sits at her desk, writing with a quill pen

Dunstan with Quill Pen
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Archbishop of Canterbury English Prelate writing with a quill pen

BRILLAT-SAVARIN ( GOUT )
ANTHELME BRILLAT-SAVARIN - French Gastronomist and writer

9th Century Items
A still-life of various domestic items (including furniture, writing instruments and musical instruments)

Manuscript (Crucifix)
Facsimile of a page of illuminated manuscript with the crucifix designed into an ornate letter T (from the Church in Metz, France)

Illum Manuscript (C8)
Facsimile of a page from a manuscript kept in the L Abbaye de Saint-Medard de Soissons

Advert / Watermans Pen
Advertisement for a fountain pen featuring a silhouette of a woman sitting under a tree writing

Saint Jerome Writing
SAINT JEROME writing

Victor Hugo / Gill Lune
VICTOR HUGO French writer, done during his exile on Guernsey

Troubled Writer
- or rather, NOT writing, for this author is evidently suffering from Writers Block... Date: 1807

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