tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post3280009888553857280..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Unexpected Alphabets No.24Peter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-68194370168913895512014-09-30T09:00:24.597+01:002014-09-30T09:00:24.597+01:00Silly me! it was Craven A that didn't affect y...Silly me! it was Craven A that didn't affect your throat…Taddy's was 4d an ounce...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918212314208581742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-66068108636389961612014-09-23T12:27:03.375+01:002014-09-23T12:27:03.375+01:00Yes Jon, I do believe it was Harris Tweed. My Two ...Yes Jon, I do believe it was Harris Tweed. My Two Steeples chap was not quite as rotund, possibly because of all that walking swinging his cane about.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-56174307503082514982014-09-23T09:58:50.999+01:002014-09-23T09:58:50.999+01:00Wonderful enamel sign.The 'will not shrink'...Wonderful enamel sign.The 'will not shrink' message reminds me of the proud boast on a Taddy's Imperial Tobacco sign - 'Will not affect your throat' but possibly more believable. Was it 'Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent' in the Eagle? All good stuff Mr A.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365493003711328052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-31247619793078941462014-09-21T23:55:12.476+01:002014-09-21T23:55:12.476+01:00Interesting that the owner walked to work, not man...Interesting that the owner walked to work, not many would live close enough today to do that. <br /><br />I do not have enamel signs but have recently added to my collection of letter press posters including an excellent one from Herefordshire 1834 with a good selection of typefaces used on a routine piece of printing.stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-19650091527663154842014-09-20T03:28:46.412+01:002014-09-20T03:28:46.412+01:00I love finding faded memories of personal childhoo...I love finding faded memories of personal childhood... decades later. Few people on the planet will share the memory, and fewer still if the product/building/music has been destroyed. But the events of primary school years are sacred.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-43024337799001443642014-09-19T17:14:33.182+01:002014-09-19T17:14:33.182+01:00Glad you made it to Blists Hill. It's amazing...Glad you made it to Blists Hill. It's amazing what a stream of thought can be unleashed simply by looking at an innocent sign. I wonder if you spotted the one saying, "Wanted, young girls for pickling and bottling."? Amazingly, we had a Mr Pastry too; he certainly got around!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-79177158200783050822014-09-19T16:53:37.597+01:002014-09-19T16:53:37.597+01:00PS I've not often seen such eccentrically plac...PS I've not often seen such eccentrically placed inverted commas. They almost look like umlauts that got lost and ended up on consonants.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-11031062383807130292014-09-19T16:51:58.913+01:002014-09-19T16:51:58.913+01:00A brilliant sign – albeit for a product that sound...A brilliant sign – albeit for a product that sounds somewhat itch-inducing. <br /><br />Thank you also for mentioning Mr Pastry: a much forgotten figure from long ago and one of those performers apt to inspire comments such, 'Oh, Mr Pastry: I haven't thought about him for years...', in the kind of tone adopted when remembering one's earliest memories of television. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-83861353018279802542014-09-19T14:29:24.922+01:002014-09-19T14:29:24.922+01:00It is good isn't it VK. I too have a few ename...It is good isn't it VK. I too have a few enamels, very satisfying.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-3562260821617029392014-09-19T13:54:31.263+01:002014-09-19T13:54:31.263+01:00A superb advertisement! As a knitter, I would be p...A superb advertisement! As a knitter, I would be proud to have this sign affixed to the back wall of my house along with the rest of my collection.The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.com