 Brushstroke Fish
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Crane & Co. is so cool—In 1773, just three years after Crane’s opened up shop in Massachusetts, Paul Revere began etching currency on their paper and actually used the money to fund the Revolutionary War of 1776. Crane’s was made in Massachusetts before there was a United States.
And in 1879, they were awarded an exclusive contract to provide the US mint with all the paper that becomes US currency, so you already have some of Crane’s paper in your wallet. The Mint gets Crane’s toughest cotton blend, so it is no coincidence that US dollars are the most durable paper currency in the world. Seven generations after they started, Crane’s is still being chosen for it’s high quality—recently, the Queen Mum announced her 100th birthday on Crane’s stationery—she probably didn’t use these brushstroke animal cards, but they are my favorite; I’ve been sending out my holiday cards on them for the past few years. They are so simple and elegant to my eye, but there are more decorative (and some simpler) styles on the Crane & Co. website. |
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February 12th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
what adorable fishies!!!