Exercise book
William Toft
Category
Education objects
Date
6 Aug 1867
Materials
Paper
Measurements
210 mm (height); 170 mm (width)
Place of origin
Glasgow
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671826.2
Summary
A cream paper bound copy book, numbered XE.877b, part of a collection of nine copy books and exercise books. Printed on the front cover in black ink is 'Scottish School-Book Association. The Progressive Copy Books With Engraved Headlines and Tracings. At the top of each of the cream paper pages is a printed line of text, beneath which someone has made repeated handwritten copies of the text.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front cover: 'William Toft/ Aug 6th. 1867.' Inside the front cover: 'William Toft/ Alport 28th'
Makers and roles
William Toft, author William Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd, engraver and publisher