Calpol Print

Name: Calpol Print
Brand: Irish Stuff
SKU: 091
Availability: InStock

As a child I remember falling ill with fondness. Being sick meant a few days off school, flat 7-Up and playing the martyr with a justifiable sense of purpose. It also meant you had to take some medicine. If you were really sick then it was a prescription of antibiotic Amoxycillin – a delicious banana flavoured medicine with a radioactive neon yellow consistency that I imagined was bottled in Chernobyl.

The most common elixir was the gooey pink sugary strawberry goodness that was Calpol. As an imaginative and visual child I thought the word ‘addictive’ would look like a bottle of Calpol if it was an image. Calpol was such a hit with kids that it had a child proof cap. This of course would stop children from overdosing on cough medicine, but also confirmed that said medicine was delicious.

Learning how to bypass this safety feature was a coming of age experience as a child and not drinking the contents of the bottle was a lesson in self-preservation.

As a father of a beautiful five year old girl Calpol has again entered my life. The plastic spoon has been replaced with a plastic syringe, but the same great taste remains. Whilst not abusing a cough medicine, I did on one occasion lose self control and had a game of one for you and one for me. However I did have a valid reason – I think my hair was sore. 😜

Additional Info:

Sizes: A4 (210mm x 297mm) and A3 (297mm x 420mm). All prints are digitally printed to 189gsm Archival Matte paper with the option of single mount framing for both the A3 & A4 prints. All frames are handcrafted locally only using traditional hand tools with no machinery. The timber is sustainably sourced in Leinster. Frames are only available in Ireland.

Sizes

A4 Print, A3 Print, A4 Single Mount Frame (Black), A4 Single Mount Frame (White), A3 Single Mount Frame (Black), A3 Single Mount Frame (White)

Color

Green, Navy