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Valued Member
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I always like to share something different and I thought this was a neat little document. It simply addresses the importance and expectations of a banking officer back in the 1800's; "Indifferent writing is a barrier to advancement" and the third last line; "Careful attention must be paid to personal appearance." It's too bad we don't conform to these same policies in this day and age, although I think personal appearance might be pushing it. Note the small print "NOTE - the above style of handwriting is to be adopted by the officers of the bank." Enjoy   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very cool. When I started with the Bank of Montreal, legible handwriting, especially for numerals, was stressed, but certainly no particular style. I'm into calligraphy too, so that makes this even more cool. Thanks for sharing!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I still use a fountain pen everyday. In fact I have about 20 fine pens at the moment and about half of those are fountain pens. I find using a fountain pen makes one concentrate on his/her writing.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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And know they don't even teach handwriting in some schools.
There are teenagers when signing their name, have to print it.
Another social skill lost to the generation of computers.
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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
Excellent piece of history there. I moved it this forum, as it seemed more appropriate.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not strictly numismatic but if you are a true numismatist -- ya gotta love it and you got to see the tie-in.
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Valued Member
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Thanks Roger, and I look forward to finally meeting you face-to-face this weekend. @ chequer, you're on the east coast correct? If you're attending the RCNA in Halifax in July I have all sorts of goodies for you to look at. Old cheque books, copper cheque printing plates, bank calanders, ink blotters etc. just let me know. Thanksto everyone else who showed interest, I have a couple other interesting peices to post soon. |
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@SelectCoinCanada I'm trying to figure out what days I can get there with my work schedule/deadlines. I'll need to be there for the meeting on Sunday, so I'm likely looking at Saturday and Sunday, but it would sure be nice to have another day or two! I'll know more as it gets closer. Would love to meet a few of these faces at the convention.
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Another social skill lost to the generation of computers. That and the lack of craftsmanship plus the illusion of a fast paced of society today. I say illusion because most of the time when a person rushes, they really just slow themselves down by having to return and redo things. If you wouldn't sign your name to something you made then why would you make it? If your making it for money I believe it would be all that more important to get it correct the First time. It can't always be done but what's the harm in trying? Edited by Dar
05/29/2015 6:52 pm
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