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Robert "Bob" I. Slate first opened a stationary store in Allston, MA, in 1930, and subsequently moved the business to Cambridge in 1933. This photo is of the Bob Slate Stationer shop at 1288 Mass Ave in Harvard Square, in the mid-1950s. Credits at dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/355

Bob died in 1993, age 87. His kids, Mallory and Justin, ran the business until 2011, when they announced that they planned to shutter their three stores, after a failed search for a buyer for a couple of years. On hearing the stores would close, a longtime customer (Laura Donehue) offered to buy it. She moved the business a couple of blocks away, to 30 Brattle Sq (around the corner from Million Year Picnic), where it still lives, having since survived the pandemic and a building flood.

#MassachusettsHistory #HarvardSquare #CambridgeMA #BWphotography #photography #streetphotography #stationery

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[EDIT: All gone, thank you! 🙏]

I still have 1 discounted imperfect one & 1 flawless one in stock. Once these sell out I won’t be bringing them back since there were too many issues with the print quality. Half had imperfections & even the replacements I got partly had them. It’s simply too much of a hassle, even though they are really popular. 🥲

Grab the last ones here: lindenshieldarts.com/collectio

Current #stationery setup and favs! I'm a big fan of Japanese stationery if you can't tell by...basically all of it being Japanese.

Top left: A6 monthly calendar from Daiso. Cheap and exactly what I wanted.
Top right: cheapy personal/bible-size binder with DIY pocket made from plastic packaging and washi tape 😂 paper is A6 not personal, there's a whole story there..been using it for significant dates & long term reference, and tracking my water intake since I recently found out I've been dehydrated for years 😳
Bottom: Hobonichi A6 notebook cover in water candle (it's blue on the outside) with an Apica as a commonplace book and a Hobonichi grid notebook with cute cats on it as my diary/journal.
Pens etc: Platinum Preppy (baby's first fountain pen), Uni Jetstream multi pen, Sharpie S-Note markers (big fan of these but they may have phased them out?), Zig dot markers (great for commonplace color coding!) andddd Kodomo no Kao fruit-shaped stamps, for habit tracking on my calendar.

Super happy with this combo atm, I've iterated and experimented a lot over the years and my needs definitely change over time. Anybody use any of these? Have questions about them? Let's chat stationery!! ✒️✏️

Hi Fediverse! My #Introduction - new here cause I'm missing the days of seeing art and humor all in one place without so much garbage. Some of my big interests are music (esp Japanese music), journaling/stationery, art...been considering getting into web dev lately as another hobby. I speak Japanese (more or less) and am LGBTQ! If any of that sounds cool, feel free to say hi 😄

Good morning, pixelfed! Here's my bright and shiny first post! I am an #artist and #photographer from #Detroit living in NYC. I make #stationery supplies that help you communicate beautifully, with bespoke details, like #handmade confetti and handpainted envelope liners. Also, I love photographing this fabulous city I live in and highlighting the beauty of everyday life. In addition, (yeah, there's more) I also design quirky, fun tees, accessories, and other gifty stuff, all of which can be purchased at my link, though first and foremost, I'm here for comraderie, fun, beautiful art, lovely people, and good times ❤️-Tash