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A noctograph is a writing instrument composed of a piece of paper whose underside is treated with printer's ink carbon paper and a metal board with clips to hold the paper in place and guidelines to make for straight writing in the dark. The user writes with a metal stylus. The original purpose was to allow the blind or partially sighted to write with more ease than with a traditional pen, although it has also been used by the fully sighted to write in the dark.^[1] It was originally patented by Ralph Wedgwood in 1806.

Notable users

Lewis Carroll, he invented his own version of Nyctograph in 1894 and the alphabet to fit it.^[2]^[3]
William H. Prescott^[4] The noctograph that Prescott used to write his many historical volumes is on display at the William Hickling Prescott House (house museum) at 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}
James Holman^[5]

References

^ W R Wedgewood's advertisement of 1842 -
^ "Twenty-six words we don't want to lose". BBC. 2017-11-22.
^ "Alice's Adventures in Carroll's own Square Alphabet". Lewis Carroll Society of North America.
^ William H. Prescott - Encyclopædia Britannica v. 14, p. 993. 1974
^ "Siberia 19th century to 1890 - extreme tourism".

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[1] W R Wedgewood's advertisement of 1842 -

[2] "Twenty-six words we don't want to lose". BBC. 2017-11-22.

[3] "Alice's Adventures in Carroll's own Square Alphabet". Lewis Carroll Society of North America.

[4] William H. Prescott - Encyclopædia Britannica v. 14, p. 993. 1974

[5] "Siberia 19th century to 1890 - extreme tourism".

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 A '''noctograph''' is a [[writing instrument]] composed of a piece of paper whose underside is treated with printer's ink [[carbon paper]] and a metal board with clips to hold the paper in place and guidelines to make for straight writing in the dark. The user writes with a metal [[stylus]]. The original purpose was to allow the [[blindness|blind]] or [[partially sighted]] to write with more ease than with a traditional [[pen]], although it has also been used by the fully sighted to write in the [[dark]].<ref>[http://www.ingenious.org.uk/See/?target=SeeLarge&ObjectID={A0F9BB64-46B6-C4CD-30E7-6F98E9DD72B4}&SearchString=Noctograph&source=Search&viewby=images  W R Wedgewood's advertisement of 1842 -]</ref> It was originally patented by [[Ralph Wedgwood (inventor)|Ralph Wedgwood]] in 1806.
 == Notable users ==
-*[[Lewis Carroll]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171122-twenty-six-words-we-dont-want-to-lose|website=BBC|date=2017-11-22}}</ref>
+*[[Lewis Carroll]], he invented his own version of Nyctograph in 1894 and the alphabet to fit it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171122-twenty-six-words-we-dont-want-to-lose|website=BBC|date=2017-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lewiscarroll.org/tag/nyctograph/ |title=Alice’s Adventures in Carroll’s own Square Alphabet|website=Lewis Carroll Society of North America}}</ref>
 *[[William H. Prescott]]<ref>''William H. Prescott'' - ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' v. 14, p. 993. 1974</ref>  The noctograph that Prescott used to write his many historical volumes is on display at the William Hickling Prescott House (house museum) at 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=April 2015}}
 *[[James Holman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmicelk.net/19thcentury.htm |title=Siberia 19th century to 1890 - extreme tourism}}</ref>