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Burglar Alarm Britain
Where vigilante culture meets vernacular design
“Lock-It Security”, East Grinstead: big-bulbed classic
Posted by on July 18, 2011
“Lock-It Security Maidstone” burglar alarm, East Grinstead • East Grinstead is just as excellent for ancient alarms as Old Coulsdon (well, both are in the Domesday book), and here provides proof that all-text alarms don’t have to be boring by hosting this a lovely vintage box with a big red bulb and well-arranged type in one of my favourite fonts, Cooper Black. Which sounds a bit pathetic, but I’m sure other graphic designers will know what I mean. • Spotted: Middle Row, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19, England, 2004 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Sussex Mid
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