theshitpostcalligrapher:mamoru:dduane:petermorwood:hedgehog-moss:My bookbinding teacher recently had
theshitpostcalligrapher:mamoru:dduane:petermorwood:hedgehog-moss:My bookbinding teacher recently had a client bring her a book for restoration, found in the street by chance, abandoned on a trash can. It turned out to be a hollow book made for the 1889 World’s Fair, to house a collection of pen nibs (whoever owned it was diligent about it, there are 500+ of them!) I particularly like the one at the top of the close-up picture, shaped like the Eiffel tower (which was built for the 1889 Fair) (apparently we immediately started selling tourists Eiffel tower-shaped objects and never looked back)Marvellous - and what a save!Wow. :)@lettering-is-my-music @theshitpostcalligrapher new nib storage just dropped holy shi- -- source link
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