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  Nice, shiny ampersand

  06.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

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  Blue and White

  06.25.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

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  London Bridge Bus Station

  06.11.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I have never been, but they serve quality hot & cold food there.

  I think it is actually a nice ampersand. The tail to the ampersand seems to be an afterthought which is interesting to me.

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  Someone else has been collecting

  06.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yes! Lots of cool stuff here.

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  I’ve been away…

  06.09.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Sorry for the brief hiatus. I had a friend in town, had a power cord catch on fire and was lazy.
  I have a ton of cool ampersand stuff to post so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the awesome backwards ampersand I found at a local wash & fold.

• From the Field, ampersands I like, photography, signage

  Dry Cleaners

  06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Dry Cleaners are usually pretty reliable places to find ampersands. This one is nice and red and glowing through the window.

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  Clement Street

  05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

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  Fox Liquor & Groceries

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is kind of an overgrown monster of an ampersand. It is kind of beautiful and ugly and interesting in the way a kudzu-choked tree is. Or maybe it actually reminds me of those mutant pesticide frogs with the extra legs. Anyways, it kind of defies the “ampersands I like” and “ampersands I dislike” categories [...]

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  Kramer’s

  05.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Here is a nice ampersand from the ITC American Typewriter and ampersand loving Kramer’s Books & Afterwards. Careful, annoying music starts playing on their site as soon as you click. Oh and why not visit Jerimiah’s site. He took these pics.

• 3-d ampersands, From the Field, ampersands I like, examples, photography, signage

  A Walk Down Post St.

  05.18.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Squarish-roundish eurostyle ampersand.

  J & D Liquors. This is the faded, sunny side of the street.

  J & D Liquors. On the darker, not so sunny part of the street.

  S & B Liquors. There are quite a few liquor stores in my neighborhood.

  Neon ampersand behind a very dirty window. I really love this photo.

  R &. A nice [...]

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The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word “et.”

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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