Nothing Doing

I need this for some past companies I've worked at.

1897 seems like an important year.

The Futility Closet website (and, formerly, podcast) is an amazing treasure trove of fascinating facts.

My great grandmother taught me that “nothing doing” meant something similar to “there’s nothing for it”.

Funny, does anyone know the history of any of the markers? I'm just curious why this is global thing really.