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#482: The Power of Penmanship

The Art of Manliness

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Master Pinman - How Did the Penmanship Profession Go Down the Toilet?

A hundred years ago there were many schools, we would call them vocational colleges today, that focused on handwriting for professional use. The penmanship profession sort of disappeared after the typewriter really became a formidable tool in business. My teacher used to say that the penmanship profession went down the toilet in 28 because of the typewriter. So years went by and nobody heard of Master Penman anymore. And finally, I sort of brought it back in the sense where a person has to demonstrate certain skills in this penmanship arena. If they bring their skills up to the level of the old masters, they can be certified as a Master Penman.

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