‘Whit's Fur Ye'll No Go By Ye’ Greetings Card

The ‘Whit's Fur Ye'll No Go By Ye’ Greetings Card is printed in Glasgow by The Passenger Press with a Scots saying kept alive by grandmothers far and wide, meaning that what is meant for you will find you.

The words are set in a wooden serif typeface that was given to the printer by John Easson of the Quartopress in Coupar Angus, and which is thought to be more than a hundred years old and to have been made in Glasgow or Edinburgh. Rhian Nicholas prints the card by hand on vintage letterpresses in her studio and shop in Glasgow.

Old wooden type carries the marks of its long working life, and each card prints with small variations that give it its character. It suits a new job, a disappointment, or any moment when someone needs reminding that good things are on their way.

We stock it because it puts an old Scots saying into a typeface that may well have been made here in Glasgow.

Keeping Your Card Safe

Store the card flat in its envelope so it reaches its new owner without a crease. If it's kept on a shelf afterwards, a spot out of direct sun will stop the ink from fading.

Details

• Printing: letterpress, from century-old wooden type
• Made in: Glasgow, Scotland