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Athena222 | 21:48 Thu 20th Sep 2007 | History
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A colleague has some typed letters on aged parchment (approx 13 x 17 ins) with smudgy violet print, supposedly from the front line WW1. Is it possible these are genuine? The letter content appears genuine, but might they have been transcribed at a later date?
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Well, the size of the paper could be foolscap and that was regularly used in the Army. Early copiers gave a violet coloured print or it could be the carbon? You could always seek help from The Imperial War Museum in London as to their veracity:)
They would probably have been 'Cyclostyled' - the text was laboriously inscribed on a thick waxy sheet which was fastened round a drum with an ink pad. When the drum was rotated by a hand crank copies could be made, and violet was mostly used.

What does the text consist of; anything of real interest or just routine orders etc? Are you sure it's parchment, parchment is dear and usually reserved for imortant legal documents that need to be long-lasting?
yes it is possible they are genuine

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