Vintage, large-scale secretary desk from Alex MacArthur Antiques.
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Linotype: The Film
“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo. Last night, I went to see documentary film, Linotype: The Film which was an event hosted by the Kansas City Chapter of AIGA. If you are not familiar with what a Linotype is, its a machine that took the printing world from handsetting type,…
Link Love: Slow News Week
Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook Video Review (via Ink Nouveau) Pilot Hi-Tec C 0.4mm Review (via Gourmet Pens) Ode to the Pink Pearl (via Design Sponge) Tiny Post Offices (via Present & Correct) Journaling School (via Notebook Stories) (Thanks to all my favorite blogs, twitter friends and email contacts who keep me posted on the latest pen/pencil/paper…
A case full of tools
A vintage pen/pencil case that was acquired while thrifting by Hilda Grahnat.
Vintage Writing Tools
The November 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living featured a short piece about Bernard Maisner, a collector of vintage writing tools. Click through to read the article and see the rest of the photos. (via Martha Stewart Living)
The Palmer Method of Business Writing
My dear friend Wayne pulled this from his collection of ephemera to tickle my fancy. It is a very old edition of The Palmer Method of Business Writing, a technique taught well into the twentieth century, not just to would-be office workers but also to children in school. “You cannot fail, if you study the…
Vintage Pen Nib Boxes
This lovely collection of vintage pen nibs was collected and photographed by Dutch type designer Erik Van Blokland of LettError. They all still have nibs in the boxes. Stunning. (via AdaLou Vintage)