{"product_id":"pen-grips-1540-1843","title":"Pen Grips - 1540-1843","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These views of the pen holds of 20 French \u0026amp; English Writing Masters shows how little variation there was in holding the pen over a span of 300 years. Except for a few minor variations, the standard pen grip was quite consistent for the 400 year period from 1500 through the 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to the advancing technologies of the 20th century, penmanship became less of an important factor in business \u0026amp; commerce. Children were no longer being trained for the antiquated profession of scribe. The technical detail of how one holds a pen or pencil became less critical in the teaching of penmanship leaving this detail to personal preference.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2016, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©2016 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42433892188254,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Pen_Grips_1540_1843.jpg?v=1769835775","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/pen-grips-1540-1843","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}