Your comment spurred me to find the Wikipedia pages about notes. I had always been aware of the gradual shrinking of the dimensions, but didn't realise it happe

Your comment spurred me to find the Wikipedia pages about notes. I had always been aware of the gradual shrinking of the dimensions, but didn't realise it happened so dramatically from pre-war to 70s [1]. Huge notes always remind me of Bresson's Pickpocket - a decade earlier but close enough [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England_%C2%A320_note#Designs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England_%C2%A320_note#... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IcoDkGOmM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IcoDkGOmM