#vincentfiggins

2025-02-06

BARGEPOLE, besides being an object, is also a British expression; a shortened form of 'I wouldn't touch that with a bargepole.'
It means 'no way.'
An example: 'Do you have a Facebook page' and I could answer 'Bargepole.'

For the letterheads, this is inspired by a 1817 Vincent Figgins typeface.

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Iridescent and gold leaf fancy Victorian letters B and A on a royal blue background hand painted by lettering artist Jill Strong in 2025Iridescent and gold leaf fancy Victorian letters R and G on a royal blue background hand painted by lettering artist Jill Strong in 2025Iridescent and gold leaf fancy Victorian letters E P and O on a royal blue background hand painted by lettering artist Jill Strong in 2025Iridescent and gold leaf fancy Victorian letters L and E on a royal blue background hand painted by lettering artist Jill Strong in 2025

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