In message <[log in to unmask]> on Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Michael
Cook <[log in to unmask]> wrote
>I wonder if anyone has an illustration (or of course a real example) of
>the system of filing papers by threading them on a string, and hanging
>the string from a nail. Many years ago one could still find these
>things around, but I suppose most will by now be only evidenced by
>holes in the paper.
>Michael Cook
You might like to look at Jan Gossaert. Portrait of a Banker. c. 1530.
Oil on panel. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
There are many reproductions on the Web, e.g.
<http://www.abcgallery.com/G/gossaert/gossaert13.html>
Each bundle of papers seems to be threaded on a string, with a small
piece of paper on the top to label each bundle. The bundle on the right
seems to be held in a clip of some sort, but I guess that the idea is
the same as you are looking for.
Leonard Will
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