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OK, here's a question for the Waterman experts:
Can you find any evidence that William I. Ferris was left-handed? His signature on his patents aren't helpful (to me, at least) in that regard.
Can't give too much away just yet, but I have a hunch that either Ferris or someone in a similarly important position in the company was a lefty.
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Posted 12 October 2009 - 01:57 AM
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 02:25 AM
Hi, David, et al.,
I wish I could help you. I really haven't any information one way or another. The only note I've seen in Ferris' own hand is in the archives at University of Connecticut and is written in pencil. I have a photocopy that offers no clues.
Sorry.
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I wish I could help you. I really haven't any information one way or another. The only note I've seen in Ferris' own hand is in the archives at University of Connecticut and is written in pencil. I have a photocopy that offers no clues.
Sorry.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 12:59 AM
Rob Astyk, on 14 October 2009 - 02:25 AM, said:
Hi, David, et al.,
I wish I could help you. I really haven't any information one way or another. The only note I've seen in Ferris' own hand is in the archives at University of Connecticut and is written in pencil. I have a photocopy that offers no clues.
Sorry.
Rob Astyk
I wish I could help you. I really haven't any information one way or another. The only note I've seen in Ferris' own hand is in the archives at University of Connecticut and is written in pencil. I have a photocopy that offers no clues.
Sorry.
Rob Astyk
I have a Waterman evelope in my collection that was in Ferris's hand. It is at the other house. I'll post it as soon as I can.
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Posted 04 November 2009 - 02:04 PM
Most of Ferris's patents are signed on his behalf by his attorney; the one I have found that may be an exception is 1,201,951. The problem is that I am no handwriting analyst, and cannot tell if his signature is an any way different from what one would expect from a right-hander. To my untrained eye, there's no obvious indicator of handedness.
What would be optimal would be a picture of the man actually writing, or doing some other equally "handed" activity.
ADDENDUM:
Per autographmagazine.com: "According to the Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, "There are no reliable methods of predicting from the writing whether the author was male or female, or right-handed or left-handed.""
Looks like we really need to find that picture!
What would be optimal would be a picture of the man actually writing, or doing some other equally "handed" activity.
ADDENDUM:
Per autographmagazine.com: "According to the Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, "There are no reliable methods of predicting from the writing whether the author was male or female, or right-handed or left-handed.""
Looks like we really need to find that picture!
This post has been edited by Vintagepens: 04 November 2009 - 02:12 PM
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