Printers' Devil

Perched above the entrance to an old shop was this little fellow. Back in the early days of printing each letter or symbol of type had to be perfectly set into a frame before printing. Printers rarely wanted to admit they dropped the ball and screwed-up the job so they blamed the Printers' Devil. In time, the apprentices in the shop were nicknamed "Printers' Devils" in part because it was even easier to blame them for any foul-ups.

Day 11 (Across the border)

July 23rd 2006
It was even hotter in my room last night but with us being on a side street at least things were quiet enough to leave my windows open. I put my bulging suitcase and my bags of souvenirs in front of the window just in case somebody decided to come visit me by climbing up the scaffolding and through my giant window. I pretty much passed on breakfast. There wasn't much to chose from other than ce ... read more

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