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What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?
(tip from Addicted to Pens and Paper, inforgraphic from Pens.com)
Death and the Typewriter
You read the headline correctly. Death AND the typewriter. More specifically death certificates. Government documents are still typed on a typewriter and there is still one surviving typewriter manufacturer in the US. Its a company called Swintec, best known for their clear plastic typewriters sold to prisons. Read more at WSJ.
Vintage Sealing Wax
A kind friend found a full box of vintage Dennison Sealing Wax and gave it to me. The sticks are huge at almost 12″ long and only one was broken. Now, I think I need to find a seal. Anyone know of a good source for them? Something unique?
My Daily Carry for the Week of Aug 18
I haven’t done a daily carry post for awhile so I thought I’d give you all a peek into my bag, its a Letter Writers Alliance member pencil case, in case you were curious. I have a few of my favorite pins stuck to it as well. Paper geek pride! I’ll go from left to…
My Field Notes Collection
I’ve noticed several other folks collecting their Field Notes into one big collection so here is mine. I don’t have a ton and I certainly haven’t gone crazy collecting all the rare special editions but I think its a healthy collection. How many do you have?
Country Living Featurette: Mad-Men Style Vintage Office Supplies
Yesterday was a big day for me. The September 2013 issue of Country Living magazine showed up in my mailbox and included a Collecting featurette about collecting vintage office supplies that featured some of the jewels from my personal collection. Yep, you read that correctly. I sent my beloved Adler Tippa typewriter and some of…