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minus-squareRandomStickman@fedia.ioOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·19 hours agoI’m guessing the hotel lobby had desks for some office work like how we’d have some public PC today
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-214 hours agoIndeed they did! For example this fancy room: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RGD7JF/the-strand-palace-hotel-the-strand-london-the-writing-room-2RGD7JF.jpg Or, with the double desks featured in this comic, but somewhat less fancy: https://www.cardcow.com/images/set1016/card00039_fr.jpg
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 hours agoGiven the look of things, maybe a letter writing station? I don’t even know if those were a widespread thing.
minus-squareverity_kindlelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-215 hours agoEvery hotel had a quiet writing room with the many accoutrements needed to write, seal and mail letters.
I’m guessing the hotel lobby had desks for some office work like how we’d have some public PC today
Indeed they did! For example this fancy room: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RGD7JF/the-strand-palace-hotel-the-strand-london-the-writing-room-2RGD7JF.jpg
Or, with the double desks featured in this comic, but somewhat less fancy: https://www.cardcow.com/images/set1016/card00039_fr.jpg
Ah, good thought!
Given the look of things, maybe a letter writing station? I don’t even know if those were a widespread thing.
Every hotel had a quiet writing room with the many accoutrements needed to write, seal and mail letters.
And, of course, a spittoon.