Writing originated as picture writing, in which a picture, at first drawn as a simple representation, through repetition became a stylised symbol associated with a specific word.
Vintage Writing Equipment & Accessories Archive - Page 2
![Pen stand.](images/ref_833_stand_small.jpg)
Ref. 833
Cast iron pen stand, (very good). Sold
![Music Liner - Rastrum.](images/ref_817_music_small.jpg)
Ref. 817
A music liner (rastrum), brass nibs, wooden shaft, 18th century, very rare, (excellent). Sold
![Wafer seal.](images/ref_795_wafer_small.jpg)
Ref. 795
Wood and brass wafer seal. Sold
![Stephens' sealing wax.](images/ref_677_wax_small.jpg)
Ref. 677
Stephens' sealing wax, 16 sealing wax sticks in a counter display box, various colours, label reads "Remove lid and use as Counter Display Box." (very good). Sold
![Bronze rocker blotter.](images/ref_598_blotter_small1.jpg)
Ref. 598
A cast bronze figural and brass rocker blotter, featuring a circus boy trapeze artist, possibly Austrian, (very good). Sold
![Wafer seal stamp.](images/ref_323_seal_small.jpg)
Ref. 323
Wooden and brass wafer seal , seal unscrews, height 100mm/4", (very good). Sold
Writing Equipment Archive Continued
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