The latest T-shirt design from Lost Art Press is now available in 100-percent lightweight cotton and made completely in the United States.
The front of the shirt features the compass from Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises,” which is our company’s symbol. The back of the shirt features the slogan: “Cutting Deals Since 1678.” What’s the joke? (Hint: “Deal” is an old word for dimensional softwood.)
The shirts come in navy blue and are printed on American Apparel shirts made in Los Angeles. We’ve been experimenting with these shirts during the last few years and have concluded they are even more durable than the heavyweight imported T-shirts we’ve used in years past. Plus, these American Apparel shirts are lighter in weight (less sweating), more breathable and less scratchy.
Switching to a USA-made shirt increased our costs by $1 compared to the imported shirts, but I think you’ll say, “I’ll buy that for a dollar” when you put it on. Shirts in size medium, large and XL are $16. XXL shirts, as always, cost $2 more.
The shirts are a deep navy blue, but they look almost black on some computer monitors. Trust us, they are blue.
To see the shirts in our store or purchase one, click here.
— Christopher Schwarz
Fine lookin’ shirt, sir. Me thinketh I needth one!
Why 1678?
If you enter “1678″ into the search box at the top left of the page, you will, in short order, discover that 1678 was the publication date of Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises”.
I’m still partial to the “Rude Mechanicks since 1678″ shirt, but have not ordered LAP apparel because I’m also partial to shirts with at least one pocket, since that’s where I carry my essential 4″ double square.
William, on the Cohansey, since 1727
Darn, no sizes for guys with large upper body builds. (2XL won’t last long across the back of my shoulders. Maybe I could two 2XL’s cut ‘em apart and sew the two halves together.)
and will you be shipping these to Canada by chance??
Nice Robocop reference.
i like one please
Compass or pair of dividers?
I’m going to defer to Moxon, Peter Follansbee and Jennie Alexander and start calling them a compass. I also am goin to start speaking with a long “S.”
Ah, that explains a thing or two about a thing or two. Rick
I know you’re a publisher in all, but when can we get a pair of Lost Art dividers (also made in the USA)?
Talk to blacksmith Peter Ross. He makes dividers just like the ones in Moxon. They are awesome.
http://peterrossblacksmith.com/
I was thinking that “Cutting deals since… etc.” would actually be a better slogan for these guys: http://two-lawyers-toolworks.blogspot.dk/
