Comments on: Roy Gardner’s Sales Tickets

By: Wendy Cook

Wendy Cook — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:30:04 +0000

Hello Paul,

I visit every time I come to London from San Francisco and look forward to seeing you next time in Leyton! I hope the move provides you and your family with some relief. Glad that’s behind you. All best and take care.

By: Lori Lakes

Lori Lakes — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:14:23 +0000

It is very sad to see this wonderful business forced to move from Spitalfields after so many years. I am a collector of old advertising and shop related ephemera and would love to add some of those lovely price labels and signs to my collection, especially the toffee apple one mentioned in Paul’s comment above! Best wishes to you Paul and i m sure your business will flourish in its new location.

By: PAUL Gardner

PAUL Gardner — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:53:31 +0000

A massive thankyou to everyone who helped me move yesterday. I was overwhelmed by the amount of support I received and it made the physical move so much easier. I hope to see as many of you as possible at the shop on Monday for a farewell party from 6pm to 9pm.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:20:34 +0000

I know that others will chime in and salute Paul Gardner, wish him well, and hopefully even help to load the van. But, forgive a moment of shameless commerce here: I think the reader above is onto something. Paul’s expertise and holdings (and collections) would be amazing as a full-on line of paper goods. Unlike anything else on the market. Yes, they have a vintage flare — but are bold and graphic AND unique……a perfect product line, waiting to happen. Perhaps a company like
“Design for Today” could take this on, and provide some expertise. Or, the V&A. When the new City of London Museum opens, this should be front-and-center in the gift array. Well, I’ll resume normal breathing now. But I just wanted to advocate for breathing new life into Paul’s already-epic career and endeavors. I’ve always loved reading about him in this blog, and I tip my hat to him.
Thank you, GA

By: Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:36:34 +0000

(Plaintive voice)–Please, GA, consider a new publication filled with all of the store’s wonders, like these?

Graphically and historically, terrific. Today’s packing up will be ajourney back in time, for Paul, you (madly photographing all, I’m guessing) and your readers when we see the stories you’ll write about the transfer.

Good luck, Paul!

By: Colin Cohen

Colin Cohen — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:57:37 +0000

The text font is very Gill Sans, some of the drawings reminiscent of the original Monotype drawings in the St Bride Printing Library [www.sbf.org.uk/library/]

By: Paul Couchman

Paul Couchman — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:42:47 +0000

I would be first in the queue to buy a reproduction of one of these signs. I’m especially taken by the Golden Glory Toffee Apples. Does Roy Gardner still own them and is there anyone who he could work with to reproduce them for sale? Perhaps a way of earning money from his new shop?

I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking these thoughts 🙂

Paul

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 08:39:46 +0000

Great tickets, and really interesting to see where Roy has tweaked the designs to make them more balanced. I also love the “Ideal Ticket for fluctuating prices” – very cunning!

I hope Paul will be able to display all this classic memorabilia in the new premises.

Best wishes for the move – Spitalfields’ loss will be Leyton’s gain!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:53:10 +0000

If we weren’t abroad atm we would have loved to have helped Paul move. It is beyond sad that he is having to move in the first place. We wish him all the best and every success in his new place. It is a sad loss for Spitalfields. We are raising a glass or two for Paul from Australia. Cheers Paul. Thank you Gentle Author.