The Inventive Scots – magnet
The Inventive Scots – magnet
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Oor ain culture
Culture is one of the main things that define a country. It makes one place on a map more than simply in a different location to another place on a map. Scotland is no exception to this. From our tartans and traditions, to our writing, music, languages and so much more, the culture that has come to define Scotland has become known around the world.
Cringe no more
In the centuries since the birth of the union in 1707, Scots have been gradually all been taught to dislike, dismiss, or even flat out deny our culture. Known as the Scottish Cringe, this in-built censor manifests in all sorts of ways, often near words like 'twee' and 'parochial'. Bringing a focus and sense of worth to Scottish culture is one of the main aims of Indy Prints.
About this piece
For a tiny wee nation on the edge of Europe, Scotland has had an unexpectedly large influence on the world since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Is it because of the long dark nights, a relentless Calvanist spirit, or something else? Who can say.
The artwork
This print collects 40 inventions and discoveries made by Scots and people living in Scotland.
c14th Golf – Unknown • 1614 Logarithims – John Napier • 1694 Bank Of England – William Paterson • 1750 Discovering the properties of Carbon dioxide – Joseph Black • 1775 S-Trap (first modern toilet) – Alexander Cumming • 1776 Modern economics – Adam Smith • 1777 Grand piano – John Broadwood • 1779 Modern swing plough – James Small • 1781 Steam engine – James Watt • 1785 Geology (shown: the Hutton Section in Holyrood Park) – James Hutton • 1786 Statistical line charts, bar charts and pie charts – William Playfair • 1816 Macadam road – John Loudon McAdam • 1817 Kaleidoscope – David Brewster • 1824 Mackintosh raincoat – Charles Macintosh • 1827 Screw propellor – Robert Wilson • 1831 Identifying the nucleus in living cells – Robert Brown • 1839 Digestive biscuit – Alexander Grant • 1841 Electric Clock – Alexander Bain • 1847 Pioneering the use of surgical anaesthesia with chloroform – James Young Simpson • 1848 Determining the value of absolute zero – William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin* • 1853 Hypodermic syringe – Alexander Wood • 1861 Colour photography (shown: the first colour photograph) – James Clerk Maxwell • 1861 Theory of electromagnetism – James Clerk Maxwell • 1864 Devising the diagrammatic system of representing chemical bonds – Alexander Crum Brown • 1869 Pedal bike – Kirkpatrick Macmillan & Thomas McCall • 1876 Telephone (shown: Bell's first phone) – Alexander Graham Bell • 1880 Development of criminal fingerprinting – Henry Faulds • 1887 Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle • 1888 Horsehead Nebula – Williamina Fleming • 1888 Pneumatic tyre – Robert William Thomson & John Boyd Dunlop • 1892 Vacuum flask – James Dewar • 1893 Toaster – Alan MacMasters • 1920 Peter Pan – J M Barrie • 1922 BBC (shown: their motto) – John Reith • 1926 Television (shown: Baird's Televisor) – John Logie Baird • 1928 Penicillin – Alexander Fleming • 1935 Pioneer in development of radar – Robert Watson-Watt • 1980 Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner – John Mallard • 1996 The first cloned mammal (Dolly the Sheep) – Ian Wilmut* & Keith Campbell* • 1998 Pelamis wave energy device – Richard Yemm.
* working in Scotland
Product details
- Made in Scotland
- Digitally printed
- 60x95mm
- extra strong 1.5mm thick magnet
- laminated to give a glossy durable finish
Shipping
Shipping
FREE SHIPPING on all orders over £50 (UK orders only).
Orders are posted every Friday
Items are printed to order, so expect your order to take around 7-14 days to arrive. Items sent within the UK are sent Second Class or Second Class Signed For on larger value orders. Royal Mail aim to deliver all second class items in three working days. Non-UK orders are sent by Royal Mail and their international partner carriers and will take approximately 14-21 days to arrive.
Shipping cost
Orders are sent Second Class or Second Class Signed for, depending on the order value. The shipping prices per order are the best I can estimate to cover the posting cost and packing materials.
Why I don't offer free shipping
As a small business, I source the products in my shop as locally and ethically as I can and I keep those products as affordably priced as possible when I sell them. Because of this – and because I pay my fair share of taxes – I cannot offer free shipping.
Shipping method
- A1 and A2 prints are posted rolled up in a mailing tube and are only ever combined in posting with A3 posters. Other items will be posted separately. If there is more than one print, they will be rolled together.
- A3 posters are posted rolled up in a mailing tube. If there is more than one poster, they will be rolled together. If your order includes additional items from below, the order will be posted in an A3 board-backed envelope, with the poster(s) bagged with an additional board back. If you order more than one poster and need extra sleeves and backs because they are presents, please note on the cart page how many extra are needed.
- Calendars are posted singly in a calendar envelope, apart from Beautiful Scotland calendars, which will be in an A4 board-backed envelope. Multiple calendars are sent in an A3 board-backed envelope.
- Mounted prints are posted in an A4 board-backed envelope for up to three, or in an A3 board-backed envelope for more. Any mounted print ordered with a calendar or A3 poster will be posted in an A3 board-backed envelope.
- Cards are sent in an A5 board-backed envelope for up to ten cards, or an A4 board-backed envelope for orders of over ten. Cards ordered with a calendar or A3 poster will be in an A3 board-backed envelope.
- Magnets are posted in an A6 board-backed envelope for up to three magnets or an small box for four or more. Magnets ordered along with any of the items above will be in the relevant larger envelope.
Northern Ireland and EU
The General Product Safety Regulation (GSPR) is a European Union law that places new requirements for items being imported into the EU market, came into affect on December 12th, 2024. As a result of this, sadly I have no choice but to cease sales to customers in the EU and Northern Ireland (since NI has been effectively allowed to remain in the EU). Once again, we are seeing another of the predictable outcomes of (the illegally won) Brexit.
Multiple discounts
Multiple discounts
You can make save money at Indy Prints when you buy three or more items, in the following groups:
Card and magnets
- Buy any 3 items and get 50p off your order – code: 50poff-3
- Buy any 6 items and get £1.50 off your order – code: 150poff-6
A3 posters, calendars and mounted prints
- Buy any 3 items and get £1.50 off your order – code: 150poff-3
- Buy any 6 items and get £4 off your order – code: 400poff-6
The savings are applied automatically at the checkout.
Note, this discount may not always apply to reduced price sale items.
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