An office window with typewriters
This image, taken of a first floor office window, shows the beginnings of modernity seeping into the Dickensian world.
Typewriters would have made the clerical side of the business run smoother and faster, but they were not common until the 1880s having been commercially introduced in the 1870s. Standardisation of the typewriter did not occur until the early twentieth century.
The images contained within this album were captured in the early twenty-first century and provide a window into a bygone age, where gentlemen of the law would painstakingly produce handwritten testimonies. These images were taken from our album collections as part of our Dickson, Archer and Thorp volunteer project. Feel free to share them within the spirit of the Commons. If you have any enquiries, or would like copies, please contact collections@woodhorn.org.uk for more information.
An office window with typewriters
This image, taken of a first floor office window, shows the beginnings of modernity seeping into the Dickensian world.
Typewriters would have made the clerical side of the business run smoother and faster, but they were not common until the 1880s having been commercially introduced in the 1870s. Standardisation of the typewriter did not occur until the early twentieth century.
The images contained within this album were captured in the early twenty-first century and provide a window into a bygone age, where gentlemen of the law would painstakingly produce handwritten testimonies. These images were taken from our album collections as part of our Dickson, Archer and Thorp volunteer project. Feel free to share them within the spirit of the Commons. If you have any enquiries, or would like copies, please contact collections@woodhorn.org.uk for more information.