Limited Edition Lucky Cat, Hand painted in York. Read Arial's back story below:
A printer’s mistakes are preserved for posterity in their printed text, which can be embarrassing. Famously, the 1631 printing of the Authorised Bible reads “Thou Shalt Commit Adultery”. In need of a scapegoat, the print trade encouraged the belief that printworks were haunted by a demon called Titivillus who would cause mis-spellings and other errors.
The printer’s devil became a “thing” to the extent that young apprentices were called “devils” and printworks used a devil image as a trade sign. One such devil can be seen at 33 Stonegate, York, an iconic part of York’s commercial history.
We're not convinced by the Titivillus legend, but have an alternative suggestion. Who causes mayhem in your house and gets away with it? Yes, it’s the cat! In olden days, cats were kept to control vermin. They may have brought bad luck to printers, but decorated in a reverse colour scheme to the York Stonegate Devil, Arial, The Printer's Cat is both rare and LUCKY!
Arial, 8.5cm Lucky Cat comes with:
- hand numbered to the base
- black collar
- Fine English pewter pentagram charm
- wrapped in bespoke tissue featuring cats on York's buildings
- premium gift box
- Insert card which includes a history of cats in York
- numbered limited edition certificate
Size: 8.5cm tall
Charity Donation (1% of sales): Every purchase helps the work of International Cat Care, a highly effective UK charity, whose education and training programmes improve the lives of some 25 million cats worldwide every year.
