Penmanship booklet on E-Bay

GeneralCarlos17 October 20040

George McClure’s booklet “Practical Drills in Shorthand Penmanship” (1909) is listed on E-Bay with a starting bid of $2.50:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2228&item=2495127957&rd=1

Remember this is a small booklet–about the size of a 3X5 index card. I would bid up to a price of $8-10, but not more. Definitely worth having, if you can get it for a reasonable price.

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Erik 22 November 2025 at 9:14 pm on Types of notebooksThere is also this snippet from 1849 Reporter's Companion (Pitman's system) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnyx7a&seq=19 which suggests from the method of page turning
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Lee 22 November 2025 at 7:15 pm on Types of notebooksThat's the same image that someone asked about in the "Shorthand Writing" Facebook group. I don't think it's authentically from
Carlos 22 November 2025 at 2:59 pm on Types of notebooksNo worries, Erik. I edited the post. Images can only be embedded in comments by using links.
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Carlos 18 November 2025 at 9:15 am on Types of notebooksHave you checked the early 1900s issues of The Gregg Writer to see if there is anything on that topic?
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