1886 days ago

When was the last time you wrote a letter by hand?

The Team from Auckland Museum

Can you imagine paper being so sparse and contact between loved ones so infrequent that you'd use every last inch of paper when writing letters?

Such was the case in the early 1800s when New Zealand faced a paper famine. Letter writing was essential to keep in touch but with such limited paper available the technique of 'crossed letters' was adopted.

The writer would turn the page ninety degrees after finishing a page and add a second layer of text.

Read more about this fascinating writing form here.
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Rise and riddle, friends! Let’s solve this one together!

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How much dirt is in a hole that measures four feet by four feet by five feet?

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What type of cheese is made backwards?

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