Of wax, wafers and Inkwells – part two

21st February 2017By Mark DiamondNews
Of wax, wafers and Inkwells – part two

  The thing to remember of course is that in the early 1800’s letters were charged by weight, distance and number of sheets.There were various ways of folding a sheet of paper but most would have resulted in three writing surfaces and a blank space for the address. Once written the letter would have to … Read More

Of wax, wafers and inkwells – part one

7th January 2017By Mark DiamondNews
Of wax, wafers and inkwells – part one

It’s difficult in these days of instant communication, of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to imagine a time when the writing and sending of a letter could be a time consuming and complicated affair. Let’s say you were sending a letter in the early 1800’s; you would certainly need to be literate, which many weren’t and … Read More