Raymond Bailey's c. 1900 Vertical Writing Penmanship Practice Notebook mosaic from the quality of the

from the quality of the carving to the care taken with the painting

a "Nutting Party

with screw clasp

antique needlepoint samplers are marvelous

This I think is a very old one

Raymond Bailey's c. 1900 Vertical Writing Penmanship Practice Notebook mosaic from the quality of theI continue to find it difficult to resist a completed penmanship notebook, in part just for the pleasure of seeing all these carefully formed letters, but also for the selection of words and phrases chosen for instruction which, like the manner of lettering itself, changed significantly over time and reveals a whole lot about the values of the times. This booklet, with a 1900 copyright, proscribes a system of "Vertical Writing", replacing Spencerian