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#OnThisDay in 1804, the first steam locomotive changed transportation forever. Here's a 1915 Royal typewriter ad—documenting that industrial revolution. #OfficeHistory

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Rogers also patented typewriter ribbons, letter-envelopes and manifolding paper as well as a variety of other items. #officehistory #carbonpaper #history #writinghistory
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The image is of handwriting on the back page of a sheet of carbon paper. #officehistory #carbonpaper #history #writinghistory #modernoffice
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The first carbon paper was created by soaking thin paper in ink and then drying it between blotting paper. #officehistory #carbonpaper #history #writinghistory #modernoffice
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Legal documents in England, for example, were written in what was known as "court hand" or "law hand" as per this image. #officehistory #history #writinghistory #modernoffice
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