librarycompany: “ This seems like a crafty tracking system… Loan book of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1794-1812. The Library Company of Philadelphia was originally a lending library. This loan book tracked borrowed books using printed forms...

librarycompany:

This seems like a crafty tracking system…

Loan book of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1794-1812.

The Library Company of Philadelphia was originally a lending library. This loan book tracked borrowed books using printed forms filled in by hand. Upon the return of the book, the librarian cut away the borrower’s signature to cancel the note.

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