[New post] What Do Drawings and Pencil Marks Tell Us About a Book’s Original Owner?

Sheryl posted: "Sometimes old books provide clues about the original owner. For example, I have a 1921 home economics textbook called Elementary Home Economics. It was written by Mary Lockwood Matthews. The book itself is fascinating. It's fun to see what students learne" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on A Hundred Years Ago What Do Drawings and Pencil Marks Tell Us About a Book's Original Owner? by Sheryl Sometimes old books provide clues about the original owner. For example, I have a 1921 home economics textbook called Elementary Home Economics. It was written by Mary Lockwood Matthews. The book itself is fascinating. It's fun to see what students learned a hundred years ago - as well as to see how recipes, and cooking techniques and equipment, have changed across the years. But what I really enjoy about this book are the drawings and pencil marks made by a girl (and back then it would have been a girl) who once used the book. Whenever I open the book I spend many minutes lingering over the drawings. Where did the girl live? What was her family like? Was she a good student? Did she sometimes frustrate her teacher? Was she quiet?. . . or perhaps a very popular student? Sheryl | July 1, 2021 at 6:02 am | Categories: Other | URL: https://wp.me/p1eacl-5EN Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from A Hundred Years Ago. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ahundredyearsago.com/2021/07/01/what-do-drawing-and-pencil-marks-tell-us-about-a-books-original-owner/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com