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TRUMANS BEER, SINCE 1666

Open your beer and learn a little history at the same time. A lovely promotional product from the now defunct east London brewery.

A GREAT BRITISH LETTERHEAD

Brought to our attention by the 'Swiss-Miss' blog; the letterhead is not only great, if the letter is read closely it shows a delightful brief from a Mr. Mick Jagger.

DESIGN IN BRITAIN

Published by Conran Octopus Ltd. RRP £45.00p

Thank you to Wallpaper Magazine (once again - a fine source of information.)

STAMP OF AUTHORITY

Whilst discussing the design of our letterhead it was decided that we would ideally like to stamp the date on the correspondence that we send out. The question was - how were we going to source a stamp made in Britain? The treasure trove that is The Dog and Wardrobe (Andrews Road, E8) provided us with the answer.

PENGUIN POSTCARDS

'I would be the first to admit that there is no fortune in this series for anyone concerned, but if my premises are correct and these Penguins are the means of converting book-borrowers into book-buyers, I shall feel that I have perhaps added some small quota to the sum of those who during the last few years have worked for the popularisation of the book-shop and the increased sale of books.'

Allen Lane, 'All About the Penguin Books', The Bookseller, 22 May 1935

Postcards from Penguin is released on the 5th of November 2009.

Thank you to Wallpaper magazine (a title not wholly concerned with embossed vinyl coverings and all the better for it) for the photos.

BROOKS - 'THE BEST OF EVERYTHING'

We highly recommend this short documentary on the manufacture of Brooks saddles. Founded in 1866 in Smethwick, Birmingham, the company embodies everything that we are looking for in the subjects of M&I.

Having registered their first patent in 1882, the product remains nearly identical today - the B17 saddle was first produced in 1898 and is still available 111 years later.

Eric Murray, an expert chamferer at the factory, believes the manufacturing process will remain, 'I presume it will always be the same, it's the way it goes.'

Thank you to Anothersomething for bringing this video to our attention.

ANGLEPOISE STAMP

BERGHAUS 1980s REISSUE

Pictured is the new Tornado reissue from Sunderland based Berghaus.

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VERY GOOD AND PROPER

'Established to produce considered, practical, relevant and reasonably priced products, originated by emerging and recognised design talent with longevity in mind.'