Fifty Mysterious Postcards: Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard Baird Kathryn
Fifty Mysterious Postcards: Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard Baird Kathryn Pitman Shorthand was developed by Sir Isaac Pitman from 1837 and became the most popular…
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Fifty Mysterious Postcards: Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard Baird Kathryn
Pitman Shorthand was developed by Sir Isaac Pitman from 1837 and became the most popular shorthand system in Britain. This beautifully designed book presents fifty postcards from the golden age of the postcard, each with a message written in Pitman Shorthand. Many travelers adopted it to send complex messages, whether to maximize available writing space or avail themselves of the secrecy it afforded.
This nostalgic and poignant record captures a dying The rules of Pitman have changed since these postcards were written, and Kathryn Baird's careful transcription has unlocked these mysterious old messages, written between 1901 and 1917: stories of penfriends, sweethearts, holidays and the First World War.
Return of the Golden Age
Golden Age of the Garden
The Golden Age of Islam
The Golden Age of Ironwork
Classic Cars, The Golden Age of