Ledger

[brandons]

In my youth I worked as a farmhand for a lawyer that owned several farms. Every friday afternoon his employees would line up outside his office, waiting for the old man to call their name to receive pay. Everything in his office was ancient. I always thought it was grand, but back then antique wasn't a good term. He had a giant ledger that he recorded everything in,when open it occupied most of his desktop. Of course he used fountain pens.

Today I had the pleasure of writing in one myself. The company I was doing business with was using it as a visitors log (gasp) Memorys came flooding back and I couldn't resist signing in with my old Sheaffer Snork. the problem is my 'want one' brain cells are sounding alarm bells now.

 

I've did a bit of googling but that seems hopeless. Drats I wish I had looked for a brand name, but for all I know it could have been scrounged from a forgotten office closet when the normal notebook was filled.

 

Anyone know where I might find one?

New/NOS would be awesome,but even a mostly unused one would work.

Thanks in advance,

Brandon.

Edited August 16, 2008 by brandons

[jbb]

I like those too and have a few old ones from yard sales and thrift stores. Here are some brand names:

 

• S.E. & M. Vernon Inc. Manufacturers
• Standard B & P
• Smith Bros., Oakland, Calif.
• Boorum & Pease

 

It looks like you can get modern ones:

http://www.business-supply.com/acco-wilson...ook_107181.html

 

Also ebay seems to have some. Search "ledger book -heath."

Edited August 15, 2008 by jbb

[APPLEMAN]

I like those too and have a few old ones from yard sales and thrift stores. Here are some brand names:

 

• S.E. & M. Vernon Inc. Manufacturers
• Standard B & P
• Smith Bros., Oakland, Calif.
• Boorum & Pease

 

It looks like you can get modern ones:

http://www.business-supply.com/acco-wilson...ook_107181.html

 

Also ebay seems to have some. Search "ledger book -heath."

How about the Lee Valley Log book. Well made hard cover good paper.

 

Chris

[brandons]

For some reason I never think of the 'bay when internetting on my phone...

 

I dropped a bid on that Boorum&Pease.. I have no doubt someone will snipe me, but we will know in a few hours.

 

Thanks for the reminder.. And Thanks for the 'New' source.

Edited August 16, 2008 by brandons

[jbb]

For some reason I never think of the 'bay when internetting on my phone...

 

I dropped a bid on that Boorman&Pease.. I have no doubt someone will snipe me, but we will know in a few hours.

 

Thanks for the reminder.. And Thanks for the 'New' source.

Things fly under the radar all the time... so why not now? I hope you get it!

 

Some of the paper in old ledger books is fabulous with dip pens or very flexy fountain pens.... probably because it was actually used with those. That cool, old fashioned Spencerian writing is much easier to achieve on that sort of paper.

[brandons]

Oh, I have no intention of writing in it. My brother and I have paper airplane wars and I think a 150 extra large aircraft air force will destroy his punny Mead Air force.

 

If I do write on it, it will only be to give my Air force an insignia. Oh and aircraft numbers too. That will be so cool. Imagine the look on his face when he sees my Air Armada, I bet he will shake with fear. Muhahahahahaha.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, I'm just kidding. If I win it I will decide what to write in it. I've been sniped 1000's of times and I've learned not to get my hopes up.

Edited August 16, 2008 by brandons

[Shangas]

I suggest searching in places such as newsagents, bookstores, stationery-stores and post-offices for large ledger books. That's where I've seen them, at least.

[hardyb]

Check any business supply store or Big Box Office Supply store, they still make and stock Accounting Journals (each page is lined and numbered also called Record Books) and Ledgers (a various number of columns are available) .

Edited August 16, 2008 by hardyb