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Branch Office Enamel Sign

£8.99
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Based on the beautiful signwriting on the front of our print shop, this sign has been designed exclusively for Beamish. It measures 20cm x 15cm and is produced in the UK.

Did you know that many common phrases are said to have originated in printing? Mind your Ps and Qs - when setting type, the letters p and q are stored in close proximity and can be easily confused, so printers must "mind their Ps and Qs" to avoid getting mixed up. Coining a phrase - a body of type is called a forme and is surrounded by a wooden frame, a chase, and wedged into position by "quions". So when the words are locked in place, you "coin a phrase".