Visual Materials
Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System of Penmanship in 12 Numbers, Revised and Improved, No. 7
You might also be interested in
Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System of Penmanship, Tracing and Short Course, No. 2
Visual Materials
One penmanship book entitled Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System of Penmanship, Tracing and Short Course, No. 2, by G.H. Shattuck and A.S. Manson, published by Potter, Ainsworth & Company, New York and Chicago, 1875. This book is 24 numbered pages in length, and is comprised of 24 lessons. Below each example are 8 rows of matching blue printed letters to be traced. The lessons contain letters, letter combinations, words and numbers. The front cover features an ornate decorative frame surrounding the title. On the inside of the front cover are printed instructions for correct sitting and penholding positions. These are accompanied by two images, one of a seated boy, and another of a seated girl , each writing at a desk. An explanation of the series and the books within each number, in addition to directions for use within the classroom, is printed on the inside of the back cover. A publisher's advertisement for "Primary Short Course of Penmanship adapted for use with Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System" is on the back cover. "George Emerson, 9 yrs." is written in ms., in ink, at the top of the front cover. "Spring 1877" is written in ms., in ink, on the first page. All of the exercises and lessons have been completed in ink.
ephKAEE
Barnes' National System of Penmanship
Visual Materials
One penmanship book entitled Barnes' National System of Penmanship, published by A.S. Barnes & Co., New York and Chicago, 1886. This book is 24 pages in length, and contains 24 exercises. Across the top of each page are sample words and numbers for copying. The remainder of each page is eleven lined sections for student copying. For example, the items across the top of page 1 are: "X, extra, Xenia, W, waves, Warner, 1". On the front cover a decorative, leafy frame surrounds title information. An image of a bee is in the lower right-hand corner of the frame. The back cover is an advertisement for the Barnes' National Sytem of Penmanship, its penmanship charts, ink, pens and popular drawing books. The inside of the front cover features four instructional images for correct body and hand positions for writing. Below this are textual instructions for correct form and position while writing. On the inside of the back cover are numbered and labeled examples of "Barnes' National System of Penmanship." All of the lessons have been completed, in ink, by a previous owner. "Laura E. Dix" (previous owner) is written in ms., in ink at the top of the front cover.
ephKAEE
Harper's Writing Books: Symmetrical Penmanship with Marginal Drawing Lessons, for Schools and Families
Visual Materials
One penmanship book entitled Harper's Writing Books: Symmetrical Penmanship with Marginal Drawing Lessons, for Schools and Families, published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1868. The subtitle reads: School and Family Series: Writing and Drawing, In Ten Numbers, Number 5. This penmanship practice book is 24 pages in length. Across the top of each page are the letters, phrases or sentences which are to be copied in the lined spaces below. Along the outer vertical margin of each page is a shaded block of figures and drawing exercises to be copied. On the front cover, the title surrounds several images and vignettes of people writing and drawing. The centered vignette shows three students seated at a table, writing. Instructional text, including specific directions for Book 5, are printed on the inside of the front cover, and continue on to the inside of the back cover. The back cover also features instructions for using and copying the additional exercises found in the margins of the book. None of the exercises have been completed.
ephKAEE
Bartholomew's Primary School Drawing Cards, No. 1
Visual Materials
One set of drawing cards entitled Bartholomew's Primary School Drawing Cards, No. 1, by W. N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, 1874. This set is comprised of 10 double-sided lithograph cards, principally containing line drawing lessons on each side, totaling 20 lessons. The exercises in this series are listed on the envelope wrapper, below the title: "SET No. 1 - Simple exercises in placing points, drawing lines, plane figures, familiar objects and ornamental forms; also lessons in Printing and Writing." Sets 2 and 3 are also described. Each lesson is printed on a black background, with the image or letter to be copied in white. These drawing cards were designed to be used in conjunction with a drawing slate; the card would be placed in the card holder at one end of the slate, and the image copied onto the slate. The penmanship lessons on Card 10 are labeled "Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Penmanship." On the back side of the envelope is a publisher's advertisement for "Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing" books. The dimensions provided are for the envelope.
ephKAEE
Real Pen Work: Self Instructor in Penmanship
Visual Materials
One fragment of a penmanship book entitled Real Pen Work: Self Instructor in Penmanship, published by Knowles & Maxim, ca. 1884. This piece is the binding only; the interior pages are missing. The boards are bound in brown cloth, with green cloth spine and corners. The title, which is in a decorative frame, is stamped in gold on the front cover. The back cover is illustrated with a horseshoe-shaped design that surrounds another line-based design. The publication information is taken from a bibliographic record in OCLC.
ephKAEE
The Normal Review System of Writing--Tracing Course, No. 1
Visual Materials
One penmanship book entitled The Normal Review System of Writing, Tracing Course, No. 1, by D. H. Farley and W. B. Gunnison, published by Silver, Burdett & Co., Boston, New York and Chicago, 1889. This book is 24 pages in length, and contains 22 different exercises. The last page is a duplicate of the first, containing exercises 1 and 2. There are two exercises per page; the sample for copying in black print, with the exercises repeated below, in light blue ink, for tracing. Each lesson is to be traced four times. Instructions for proper positions, movements and notes to the teacher, along with several illustrations, are on the inside of the front cover. On the inside of the back cover is "The Normal System of Writing, A Key to Principles". On the back cover is an explanation of this system of writing, with brief outlines of the various courses within the system. None of the exercises have been completed.
ephKAEE