#CrossWriting - Twitter Hashtag

over 3 years ago

Crossed Letters: Til 1900s paper letters were written on & postage so expensive people wrote in multiple directions to save money; Called #CrossWriting or #CrossHatching, despite seeming unreadable, everyone was used to it & could read every word https://t.co/PBSYpiQAON

davrola's tweet photo. Crossed Letters: Til 1900s paper letters were written on & postage so expensive people wrote in multiple directions to save money; Called #CrossWriting or #CrossHatching, despite seeming unreadable, everyone was used to it & could read every word https://t.co/PBSYpiQAON https://t.co/yamxPXZCY3

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Museum of Richmond @museumrichmond

about 4 years ago

For #inovationmw our Museum Assistant Ella has chosen this Victorian Letter Box: Head to our Facebook and Instagram to find out more! #museumweek #museumweek2022 #innovation #socialimpact #equality #machines #technoology #postoffice #crosswriting

museumrichmond's tweet photo. For #inovationmw our Museum Assistant Ella has chosen this Victorian Letter Box: Head to our Facebook and Instagram to find out more! #museumweek #museumweek2022 #innovation #socialimpact #equality #machines #technoology #postoffice #crosswriting https://t.co/yaLJWcJlzY

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Julie Cassidy @Julidy1_FLO

about 5 years ago

Why, in the name of Satan and all his wee goblins, would you write recipes in cross-writing?! 😳🤔😭 #archives #crosswriting #recipe #foodhistory #19thC

Julidy1_FLO's tweet photo. Why, in the name of Satan and all his wee goblins, would you write recipes in cross-writing?! 😳🤔😭 #archives #crosswriting #recipe #foodhistory #19thC https://t.co/OOelOYdXX6

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Marilyn Terrell @Marilyn_Res

over 5 years ago

@robertloerzel Also to save on stamps: https://t.co/FlL3HM4suY #CrossWriting

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Architext

@architext14

almost 6 years ago

Jane #Austen and Charles #Darwin being cheap to save paper and postage by writing in multiple directions. #crosswriting

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Newberry Library @NewberryLibrary

over 6 years ago

And you thought your writing was hard to read. [Letter to Charlotte Fischer Höfeln. 1852. Midwest MS Höfeln] #manuscripts #letters #german #crosswriting

NewberryLibrary's tweet photo. And you thought your writing was hard to read.

[Letter to Charlotte Fischer Höfeln. 1852. Midwest MS Höfeln] #manuscripts #letters #german #crosswriting https://t.co/wKVuyjJWqb

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Meagen S, ACR @amazingMeagen

about 7 years ago

I remember those items in that sub-series! #handwriting #CrossWriting #ConservationForDigitisation #Preservation

UCL Special Collections @UCLSpecColl

about 7 years ago

For day 19 of #Archive30 it's everyone's favourite #handwriting: 19th century cross-writing. Spare a thought for the cataloguer who will have to decipher this!

UCLSpecColl's tweet photo. For day 19 of #Archive30 it's everyone's favourite #handwriting: 19th century cross-writing. Spare a thought for the cataloguer who will have to decipher this! https://t.co/PbLGFHYjwj

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UCL Special Collections @UCLSpecColl

almost 8 years ago

During the Library Management System upgrade, UCL cataloguers are busy in other areas of the collection. Sorting letters is an easy option, right? #uclarchives #uclspecialcollections #crossedletter #crosswriting #archives