tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post603659665329531472..comments2024-03-04T05:26:22.273-08:00Comments on Propnomicon: Size MattersPropnomiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-56499148714736673942011-06-04T23:40:58.723-07:002011-06-04T23:40:58.723-07:00My grandmother has a huge hoard of old paper datin...My grandmother has a huge hoard of old paper dating back to the 1910's. She has so much of it that she uses it for normal correspondence and scratch paper to this day. I never thought that there would probably be an interest to people for making period-specific paper props – now I will have to take a closer look at the selection.Brentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-4179328630768515272011-06-04T09:18:39.439-07:002011-06-04T09:18:39.439-07:00@ Algedonic
I've always been curious if they ...@ Algedonic<br /><br />I've always been curious if they ever came up with a backstory for why the BG cultures used paper of that shape.<br /><br />@ J.D. Davidsen<br /><br />It might be wacky, but I love the ability of Euro copiers to handily do multipage copies between A3/A4. It's a high-efficiency feature one rarely finds in US copy machines.<br /><br />@ CoastConFan<br /><br />One of the reasons I love old catalogs is the insight they provide into office supplies. I'm all for ignoring authenticity when it provides little gain for extra expense and trouble, but some small touches can provide significant benefits. Things like using typewriter bond paper and period fasteners are relatively cheap ways to increase immersiveness.Propnomiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-77217836438518114352011-06-04T08:24:14.552-07:002011-06-04T08:24:14.552-07:00You are quite correct. The 8 X 10 sheets were com...You are quite correct. The 8 X 10 sheets were commonly used up through the 1960s and legal size continued well after that in government correspondence and even in the commercial world. It wasn’t until the mid 70s that the undersized paper stopped being used completely from old stocks. BTW there were special sized envelopes used for those odd sized documents as well.<br /><br />I suggest you look into on paper fasteners of the era. Staples, paperclips and straight pins were used, but of different dimensions and configurations than are standard now. Straight pins were pretty common paper fasteners before 1920 and continued after. Nearly all of them could rust and leave a mark on the paper after a few decades.<br /><br />A third subtle thing about old documents is the hole created by the spike paper holder on a clerk’s desk. They were just a long thin nail with a metal base to hold odd sized documents, receipts, scripts, and tickets. This is easy to simulate and great for the advanced prop maker as a detail.CoastConFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250561260148656254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-69356747224895971352011-06-04T06:00:07.319-07:002011-06-04T06:00:07.319-07:00And then there is us wacky Europeans and our A4 st...And then there is us wacky Europeans and our A4 standard.J. D. Davidsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346169026898712803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-51978074338697850352011-06-04T05:37:08.619-07:002011-06-04T05:37:08.619-07:00The aggravation of different paper size/style is v...The aggravation of different paper size/style is very real. Just read producer notes off of the Battlestar Galactica series; and all they had to do was trim corners off of everything.Algedonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407990377515358296noreply@blogger.com