1890 Article Train Car Writing Hand-Support Tablet Instruments Invention MAB1 XAN8 This is an original 1893

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1890 Article Train Car Writing Hand-Support Tablet Instruments Invention MAB1 XAN8 This is an original 1893This is an original 1890 half page print article about a hand support for writing on cars and railway trains. It is a simple form of hand rest, by which the forearm and hand are steadied, making the act of writing comparatively independent of the vibration of the moving car. It consists of a tablet for holding the pad of writing paper, and arranged to be held steady by a cord passing around its upper end and hooked into the overhead bracket, and by a