When the Horsemen of the Apocalypse arrive I, like many others, will be anxious at what lies ahead.
But I'm hoping to take some solace in knowing how little time I've spent filing stuff.
Ordering postcards: lots of time wasted. Filing important papers: not so much.
(Facing annihilation, I'm also hoping the unironed shirts in my wardrobe will be a source of light relief...)
(Facing annihilation, I'm also hoping the unironed shirts in my wardrobe will be a source of light relief...)
Other people's filing, on the other hand, I find fascinating. And, very useful.
Take the British Postal Museum & Archive. An astoundingly interesting place. Located at the back of the Royal Mail's HQ in London, it keeps in order the administrative records of the British (sadly, no longer publicly-owned) postal service.
In the above video, one of the Archive's curators, Emma Harper, explains the significance of some curious postcards she found recently. They're from a largely forgotten period in the history of the postcard - and demonstrate how change often happens from below. Many thanks to Emma for sparing the time to show me them.
