Here’s something else. That was the only page of ’amperzands’ there’s a Cresci lowercase alphabet in here too. I need a copy stand. Pardon the image quality.
That’s 1920’s or 30’s I guess, I googled “saks & company” and found stock film footage which is head on but the metal relief seems to have gone (or maybe is at another entrance).
If it’s gone, I think I know why - in deference to our mighty new god: Liability. “What if one of the metal letters fell on somebody?” It’s the same sickly reasoning as for removing see-saws from public parks (even though that’s the street sign icon for public parks). After all, kids were dying in droves back when see-saws were allowed... A psychologically emaciated society. “Dude, where’s my country?”
3.Nov.2006 9.10pm
Nice - thanks. What’s with their “z” spelling?
BTW, here’s a really nice one I recently saw in a magazine ad:
{Hmmm, Typophile bug.}
hhp
3.Nov.2006 9.12pm
That’s Great! Any More?
Thanks and Many Thanks for Exchanging Flowers not Fire.
4.Nov.2006 2.03am
What’s with their “z” spelling
Amperzands are from Zummerzet, boy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Country_dialects
Tim
4.Nov.2006 5.54am
Here’s something else. That was the only page of ’amperzands’ there’s a Cresci lowercase alphabet in here too. I need a copy stand. Pardon the image quality.
8.Nov.2006 10.50am
Let me try this again...
hhp
8.Nov.2006 10.52am
Piece of...
OK, one last time...
hhp
8.Nov.2006 11.21am
Hrant handsome, what was the context?
Eric, your last post the opposite page looks like Euskara maybe of interest to this poster?
http://typophile.com/node/29311
Tim
8.Nov.2006 11.33am
It’s from a Saks & Company ad in a magazine. And guess what: it turns out
you can put “saks company” into Google’s image search and it’s in the first hit!
http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/10d-13/saks-and-company.jpg
hhp
8.Nov.2006 11.48am
That’s 1920’s or 30’s I guess, I googled “saks & company” and found stock film footage which is head on but the metal relief seems to have gone (or maybe is at another entrance).
http://www.gotfootagehd.com/gf/store/node/viewclip/id/HD007-013;jsession...
Tim
8.Nov.2006 12.00pm
If it’s gone, I think I know why - in deference to our mighty new god: Liability. “What if one of the metal letters fell on somebody?” It’s the same sickly reasoning as for removing see-saws from public parks (even though that’s the street sign icon for public parks). After all, kids were dying in droves back when see-saws were allowed... A psychologically emaciated society. “Dude, where’s my country?”
hhp
8.Nov.2006 12.48pm
We have our own killjoys too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3722810.stm
Tim
8.Nov.2006 12.54pm
Love that snakebit ampersand Hrant!
ChrisL