Minton Burns and Shakespeare Plates

Got these in a box earlier today. What dyou think? It’s hard to tell but I think Minton is impressed into the base. One has a quote from the sonnets and one from a burns poem.

Can anyone find these online I’ve struggled with research but I haven’t gone too in depth. Thanks in advance.

 

My guess is the factory sold them undecorated, and a home hobbyist painted them. Beyond that, dunno.

 

I agree. White blanks, painted by someone.

 

I was thinking that also. Question: would somebody have done freehand painting of the lettering? It's so even! or was there some sort of pattern or stencil?

 

Earlier generations took penmanship waaaay more seriously than we do. Even in her 80s with arthritic fingers my aunt's handwriting was better than mine.

 

Yes. Think Calligraphy. Someone had skills and as Bronwen said, penmanship used to be important.

I suspect there was a way to put lines on the plate that were removed after the letters were painted.

 

Nice! That’d make sense as the front letters are in the same pen and handwriting as the writing on the back. Other than that all other marking are uncoloured stamped marks.

Certainty well done plates. They look professional to me. Must have taken real care and passion.

 

I've watched people do lettering. They use a sort of rod to support the pen hand. And yes, writing was a skill once.

 

Hi,
My other half is an architect. Her printing looks like typeset but her writing is horrendous. I always print everyone screams since it is so small. I can print 10X faster than write. No two of my signatures are even close to one another.
greg

 

Haha Greg I tell people my handwriting looks like a murderers. A cartographer would have a job recognising any my letters again .

Just been told about my Great Uncle (a signwriter) using a rod to paint.

I’m assuming these plates aren’t worth too much. Just interesting and unique

 

Hi Nathan,
I started printing when I started working in the hospital. Over the years I have been lauded over an again by nurses. Most Drs handwriting have been seen as unknown chicken scratches to just nonsense. More mistakes have been made by trying to decipher handwriting. The only extra things I do is to cross my 7s so they are not mistaken for 1s and cross my Zs so they are not mistaken for 2s.
greg

 

Around here they've taken to using computers to print out prescriptions. Saves grief. I can write with both hands, and half the time I'm more legible with my off hand. Too many years of classes taking too many notes. Either that or writing is inherited; my dad's was legible to me and his old secretary and sometimes to him. Sometimes.

 

I've given up on cursive and have gone to block lettering except for my signature which is a D and a squiggly line. Too many years of signing my name to mostly silly documents.
Don

 

I didn’t know you were a Dr. Greg I assumed you were an antiques dealer. Haha

The NHS in England is in dire need of digitalisation. They tried to a few years ago I think but there was some issues or something. Sick of everytime my nana goes she has to list everything she takes and basically her life story. Just centralise a file that already has all this info, test results could be instantaneously accessed.

Aaannnnyywaaayyy I don’t have a clue really and it’s better than what most of the world has xD how did I end up writing that on a thread about plates.

 

Nathan, you might notice that many threads here go into other topics, especially after the original question is answered. And, you started this thread! So if you want to go into a different topic it's fine.

 

Nathan, I had some dealings with that attempt at bringing together all the IT systems. It's a massively horrendous task, especially as there are so many applications which are deeply specific. Some PCTs are better than others: our GP has everything properly managed, repeat prescriptions go to the chemist directly, and so forth. Years since I had a paper or handwritten prescription. Hospital records are partially shared, but given how much still needs to be written down, it's trickier. Also, if you think back to that virus attack, it's just as well that paper records still existed.

 

Yeh I definately aren’t fully in the know about all that. It’s just a little bit of NHS Stress Anger getting to me xD

 

Most of the CA health systems have it. Problem is the different health systems don't use the same data base. And every time you go to the doctor, they print it out for you to ok, even though the doctor knows he hasn't changed anything.
The benefit is if you go to an Emergency Room on the same system as your regular doctor. Everything comes up.

The systems have central offices away from the doctors (not even the same town), so anyone can access your file whether you give them permission or not. However, if you want to discuss your husband's billing you can't, unless he gives his permission for you to do so.

I had one nurse call me at 7:30 am to make an appointment for a routine test that my doctor hadn't ordered, because my file came up in her system, wherever she was. She wasn't even part of my doctor's office.

So be careful what you wish for.

Make a list of everything your nana takes, and print copies, then she can attach it to the questionnaire. Saves time and aggravation. You can update it as needed.

 

Sounds like a good idea. Jug my try that

 

HIPA laws here prevent some of the sharing, so one doctor can't see the routine test results run for another doctor ... and then they have to duplicate them because it's easier than trying to get access. Meanwhile, those same laws don't keep the government out of your medical records if they pay any part of your insurance. Generally, all the laws do is make a nuisance of themselves in the name of protecting the privacy you actually don't have anyway.