BugBear wrote:

"... http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/rimer.jpg

These two pages are from 1845 (lower) and 1928 (upper)..."

Wow.  Thanks for posting that page from the old catalog.
Don't you just love that handwriting.
Very distinctive but not too fancy.
Any there any calligraphers in the collective that can point me to a style
sheet (or at least what it is called).
Need to improve my fountain pen (old tool content) skills.

Cheers!

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