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I wonder if Peter was influenced by this for the RRF logo, possibly?

Not much to do today Jeff?

cheyenne wrote:Not much to do today Jeff?

Um, that was a week ago!!!

Today, we got lots of snow to remove.

Here is the original it was derived from:

And I always thought it was from this.

Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?

Hah, Tolkien, sure all hobbits play 325s

jps wrote:Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?

I believe Tolkien started using it around 1912.

gellkeller wrote:

jps wrote:Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?

I believe Tolkien started using it around 1912.

The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier!

The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.

https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo

jps wrote:The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier!

The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.

https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo

http://www.roybookbinder.com/

jdogric12 wrote:

jps wrote:The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier!

The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.

https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo

http://www.roybookbinder.com/

He was/is a 13th century monk?

Anything is possible.