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Lantern Slide - Zercho's Business Colleges, 'The Typewriter's My Delight', circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 892290
- Summary:
- One of a series of glass slides, related to the teaching of Pitman Shorthand in Melbourne, probably at Zercho's Business Colleges, Collins Street, about 1900.
The glass slides were acquired in three wooden boxes. Subjects include: the strokes of Pitman's Shorthand; examples of historic fonts; test slides; poems about the typewriter, assorted office technology, historic photographs, buildings and advertising. The slide shows the text of a poem called 'That Typewriter'. It is a humorous poem with many mistakes, as if typed by a new typist. - Description:
- Glass slide, with taped edges, with black and white image.
- Description Of Content:
- The slide shows the text of a poem called 'That Typewriter'. It is a humorous poem with many mistakes, as if typed by a new typist.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Ian Lamont, 1989
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 82 mm (Height), 82 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | education, lantern slides, typewriters |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | EDUCATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Curriculum |
| Tertiary Classification: | images (to be classified) |
| Inscriptions: | B |
| Format: | Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.) |
| User (Probable): | Zercho's Business Collleges, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
| References: | Australian Postal History and Social Philately http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/50.shtml (accessed 5 Nov 2010) |
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