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Old 09-15-2009, 01:23 PM   #19
barefoot serpent
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Originally Posted by Glinda View Post
Absolutely! In fact, mass-produced ruled paper goes back to 1770, with an English patent for a "ruling machine" that prints lines onto paper. Prior to this people often used a line guide (a separate sheet of heavy paper/cardboard with dark lines that show up through a blank sheet of stationery placed on top).

Well done!
It appears we've got our own History Detectives!
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