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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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15 x 11 inches, carbon paper transfer on paper

In the UK and in Canada, there is just one small company left that makes carbon paper. In the USA, there are two.

#otd in 1806, Carbon paper was patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood. 10 things you might not know about carbon paper:

On this date in 1806, Carbon paper was patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood. 10 things you might not know about carbon paper: ...

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@vga256
My grandfather typed his sermons on a manual #typewriter using the #HuntAndPeck method (using only his left and right index fingers). He used #CarbonPaper to make a #CarbonCopy. I don't know what #WordsPerMinute he achieved, but his fingers moved like lightning. #CC

@vga256
My dad used to type lengthy family letters with a manual #typewriter on seven layers: four sheets of #OnionSkinPaper and three sheets of #CarbonPaper. He would #ReUse the carbon paper and #TypewriterRibbon until you could barely read the text. #CarbonCopy #CC