The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 173
INCORRECT MODE OF HOLDINGTHE PEN. … nail of the middle finger. Place the forefinger over the holder. Bend thethumb and fingers outward, and the third and fourth fingers under to rest thehand on the nails. Let the nibs of the pen press the paper evenly. The pen should be in a vertical plane with the inside of the forearm, andinclined…
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