[Nancy, June 11, 1955. Click for a larger view.]
No seamstress, she.
Webster’s Second has it as penwiper : “any device to wipe a pen.” The word is gone from the Third. Here’s a brief history of penwipers, pen-wipers, and pen wipers.
Yesterday’s Nancy is today’s Nancy.
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Monday, January 18, 2021
Pen wipers
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