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“Vi äro rustade – att tillfredsställa våra kunder”

Photo(s) by Sander Pedersen. Imported from Flickr on Jul 27, 2017. Artwork published in
circa 1935
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    “Vi äro rustade – att tillfredsställa våra kunder”
    Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Sander Pedersen and tagged with “erbar”. License: Public Domain.

    “We are ready — to satisfy our customers”. Ad for O.L. Svanbäck’s print shop in Grafisk Revy (1930–1935), with metal sorts arranged in military formation.

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    2 Comments on ““Vi äro rustade – att tillfredsställa våra kunder””

    1. Scary. Is that supposed to be Gutenberg as depicted by Bertel Thorvaldsen?

    2. Here’s another depiction of sorts as soldiers, from a 1931 ad by Genzsch & Heyse for their Phalanx (image courtesy of IADDB):

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