Mappin caught Nappin'

Post by **dognose** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:08 pm

Hi,

None of us get it right all the time but we're in good company. This is an advert from Mappin Brothers published in 1901.

Note the so-called 'Old English' pattern in the bottom left hand side and the 'King's' pattern in the bottom right hand side.

They ran this advert for a couple of months before they got around to correcting it.

Trev.

Post by **admin** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:42 pm

Thanks Trev,
I do find this oddly comforting.
Tom
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Post by **dognose** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:10 pm

I guess this would have been one of Mappin Brothers last adverts as the following year the two Mappin firms were united under the Mappin and Webb banner.

Trev.
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