> [...] the maker was almost certainly a transcriber who used it to keep his place on the page and note the column he was writing in when he stopped. The wheel would be moved to the stopping point and the circle turned to the number of the column he had been writing in when he stopped.
It would make a lot more sense that the bookmark was placed in the source book rather than in the copy. I.e. the wheel would be turned to the source column they had been reading from.
ungreased0675 2 hours ago [-]
I have a pretty over engineered fidget spinner on my desk. (Flyaway) It’s amusing to imagine what a future archeologist would say about its function and importance to my work.
dukeofdoom 1 hours ago [-]
Maybe bookmarks need innovation. Not sure what exists out there now, but could be a cool product
deberon 56 minutes ago [-]
I’ve been innovating on bookmarks for decades. Money, receipts, paint swatches, entire spiral notebooks, ripped off corners of magazines… bookmarks are everywhere!
thih9 32 minutes ago [-]
Perhaps a book that keeps track of the reading progress automatically. /s
hypercube33 3 hours ago [-]
Disappointing it doesnt list the expected or sale price that it went for on either the article or the linked auction page.
mfcl 3 hours ago [-]
From the article:
> The pre-sale estimate £800-1200 ($1073-1610). It sold for £7,000 ($9390).
polnurfer 3 hours ago [-]
Now that’s an NFT!
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It would make a lot more sense that the bookmark was placed in the source book rather than in the copy. I.e. the wheel would be turned to the source column they had been reading from.
> The pre-sale estimate £800-1200 ($1073-1610). It sold for £7,000 ($9390).