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Title
Platt
R
.
Spencer
Wash
Basin
Subject
Education
Daily Life
Penmanship
Basins
Spencer, Platt R. (Platt Rogers), 1800-1864
Place
Geneva (Ohio)
Ashtabula County (Ohio)
Description
This
wash
basin
belonged
to
Platt
R
.
Spencer
,
who
developed
the
Spencerian
style
of
handwriting
in the
nineteenth
century
.
Spencer
used
the
wash
basin
while
traveling
because
he was
concerned
about
germs
and would not
use
other
people's
wash
basins
.
It
measures
approximately
12
"
(30.48
cm)
in
diameter
.
Platt
R
.
Spencer
(1800-1864)
,
born
in
E
.
Fishkill
,
New
York
,
moved
with his
mother
and
several
siblings
to
Ashtabula
County
,
Ohio
in
1810
. He
developed
a
style
of
penmanship
that he
called
"
Semi-Angular
Script
" but
which
is
more
commonly
known
as "
Spencerian
Penmanship.
" His
style
included
not
only
the
creation
of
letters
but also
exercises
for
practicing
them,
body
positions
, and
particular
full-arm
movements
(as
opposed
to
wrist
actions)
. The
exercises
were
often
performed
to the
rhythm
of
poetry
,
which
he also
wrote
.
Spencer
became
involved
in
establishing
business
colleges
in the
United
States
. His
writing
system
was
marketed
by
mail
and
taught
at his
seminary
on
North
Myers
Road
in
Geneva
Township
, in
classes
on the
road
, and in the
colleges
. His
family
also
marketed
exhibition
pieces
,
etchings
,
ink
,
pens
, and
instructional
books
.
Date of Original
1800s
circa
Collection
Platt
R
.
Spencer
Collection
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution
Ashtabula County District Library, Geneva Library Branch
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om454_1079372_001.tif
Image Height
769
Image Width
1290
File Size
286.288 KB
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