1958 Shorthand Ad

Found this in an old magazine I got from a second hand store for .25 cents. It’s from a Wordbasket magazine. It’s for speedwriting, but I thought it was interesting enough to shar anyway. For some reason my eye caught this particular ad when flipping through the magazine… hmm… 😉

(by Deborah for everyone)


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  1. Thanks much for posting the ad! I don't remember that particular ad, but later ones for Speedwriting. Those old WorkBaskets are great.

  2. Look, how nice.
    When Cuba was still included as an encouraged place to go to. Sigh..
    I'm not Cuban.. but I do feel the Cuban/American conflict is ridiculous and should be dissolved.

    This ad reminds me of the Short-Cut Shorthand text book I have. Its easy, however I find it just a way of abbreviating most words to sounds.. Makes it kinda pointless if you're trying to learn shorthand in symbols. I like to be discrete about what I write.. Especially my TOP SECRET INVETIONS!!!

    lol. 😛

  3. Tee hee. My top secret inventions include the kind of strange symbols found in the WorkBasket:

    ch 4, 2dc in 2nd ch, 3dc in 3rd ch, ch 2….

    If I changed the shortened words to shorthand, then I could write the shortest crochet patterns ever.

    Mmmm, or how about.:

    1/2 sgr
    1 bttr
    2 flr
    pnch slt

    For anyone interested:

    Those are the proportions for scrumptious shortbread. Mix, press in a pan, score for cutting later, and bake at 325 degrees (Fahrenheit). Cut while still quite warm. Let cool and eat!

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