An old Victorian advert for ‘The New Shorthand’, a system made by W Ritchie and Co of Anerley, London, England, UK. It is from a magazine of 1890. The new, easily-learnt technique is claimed to be superior to older systems such as those by Pitman, Odell and Gurney. Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand. The process of writing in shorthand is also called phonography or stenography. A typical shorthand system provides symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases – old 1800s graphics.
An old Victorian advert for ‘The New Shorthand’, a system made by W Ritchie and Co of Anerley, London, England, UK. It is from a magazine of 1890. The new, easily-learnt technique is claimed to be superior to older systems such as those by Pitman, Odell and Gurney. Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand. The process of writing in shorthand is also called phonography or stenography. Many forms of shorthand exist. A typical shorthand system provides symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases, which can allow someone to write as quickly as people speak – old 1800s graphics.
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Location: Anerley, London, England, UK
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