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My Collection, Nostalgia, WIlson Jones

Vintage Looseleaf Notebook Made by Wilson Jones

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This looseleaf notebook was a recent eBay purchase. I bought it because it was a pocket size looseleaf from the 1950s, described as being 3×5″, and the brand name was unfamiliar. That was interesting enough to me, and the notebook wasn’t expensive, so I thought it would be nice to have it in my collection … Continue reading Vintage Looseleaf Notebook Made by Wilson Jones →

antique, Diary, Links, Nostalgia, Other People's Notebooks, productivity, record-keeping

Royster Fertilizer Notebooks

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A nice collection of agricultural advertising notebooks, and some reminiscences on how they were used: These pads and pencils were basic record keeping tools for a generation of farmers. One book might contain all of a farmer’s purchases and sales for a year. It might hold entries on all of the cash advanced or credit … Continue reading Royster Fertilizer Notebooks →