Featured High School Unearths 100-Year-Old Chalkboards

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Ladybranch, Aug 16, 2016.

  1. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I sell antiques online. With every successful sale, I write a thank-you note and put it in the parcel along with the item/s. That's how I practice my cursive all the time, now. It terrifies me to think that in a few years, people won't know what cursive is. Most kids I know can't write it. On top of that, I write everything with a fountain pen. It's so much smoother than using a ballpoint.
     
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  2. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Shangas, you're right: I fear that in a few years, your buyers won't have a clue what you have to say!
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    He does - and draws wonderful little illustrations on gift tags and greeting cards. It's part of their basic training, of course - or was when he was in arch school - late 80's to mid 90's. They do so much on computers now I have no idea whether the standard printing is even required any more.
     
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  4. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I have read MANY newspaper articles about how kids today don't know how to write. Don't know how to hold a pen/cil, don't know how to sign their names or anything. One wonders what'll happen in 10 years? 20 years? 50 years? As an avid writer, this scares me...
     
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  5. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    My Dad's signature looks like lines of low mountains, all very pointy and not unlike an oscilloscope would show. The bases are all perfectly aligned.
    He told me he designed it to essentially be impossible to replicate.
     
  6. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    I just realized... I've never SEEN my little niece's signature. I have no idea what her writing looks like.

    The only time I sign ANYTHING is contracts or medical HIPAA agreements. And paintings, and then I print.

    I'm gonna get that kid to sign something.
     
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  7. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    I use a fountain pen too, I love using bottled ink. Hubby bought me a solid silver one for Christmas one year, I keep that with my cheque book. I have a couple more for general use.
    Never let anyone else use your pen though.
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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    What should you never touch in your doctor's office...................?
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    Their pen.
     
  9. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I only let fellow collectors/users use my fountain pens. Anybody else would probably smash the nib into spaghetti.
     
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  10. sch3gsd

    sch3gsd Well-Known Member

    Interesting, thanks for posting.
     
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  11. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    They say you should never let anyone else use your fountain pen because your pen pen adjusts to your way of writing, Even worse to let someone who writes with the opposite hand to you.

    I always carry a ball point pen to fairs as well because many times I'm asked if a dealer can use my pen when I ask for receipt. It saves having to say no.
     
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  12. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    That's not true. It takes DECADES of use to wear down a pen nib. The occasional scribble from another person isn't going to damage it, unless they bloody smash it into the desk.
     
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