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Group of 10 British and American posters promoting wartime production, workplace safety, fuel conservation, and housing for war workers, comprising nine British examples and one American example. The posters include:
“Great Britain’s War Industries Are Geared for Victory,” 22 x 13, using rows of tank silhouettes to illustrate the statement that Britain exported 15 times as many tanks as it imported in 1941.
“This Is Hitler’s Idea of Tidiness / Let This Be Yours!,” 19.75 x 29.75, depicting a worker sweeping debris beneath a map of devastated Europe. Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the National Safety First Association.
“No ‘Pinch Hitter’ for Me,” 16 x 20, featuring war worker Albert Vrages of Syracuse, New York, punching a time clock beside a statement that he had neither been late nor missed a day of work in 58 years. Sponsored by the National Industrial Information Committee.
“Go to It Chum!,” 19.75 x 29.75, depicting a British soldier addressing a worker handling export crates, with the slogans “Our Goods Go Out, Food and Munitions Come In” and “We Must Have Exports,” the latter attributed to Ernest Bevin.
“Dark Horsepower,” 19.5 x 28.75, numbered “4,” pairing early British inventions with photographs of modern railways, shipping, textile mills, and industrial plants, emphasizing their dependence on coal.
“Open Your Door to a War Worker,” 19.75 x 29.75, featuring a large red arrow pointing toward an open doorway, with “Good Billets Help the War Effort” below. Issued by the Ministry of Health, with a blank panel for local information.
“Remember / Accidents in Factories Are a Bonus for the Enemy,” 19.75 x 29.5, printed in red and green with a facsimile signature of Ernest Bevin. Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the National Safety First Association.
“What Comes from Coal,” 29 x 19.25, using a diagram and photographic illustrations to trace coal’s uses and by-products, including gas, coke, fertilizers, motor fuel, insecticides, and explosives. Issued by the Ministry of Fuel & Power, with the appeal “Coal Is Britain’s Most Valuable Product · Do Not Waste It!”
“How Coal Becomes Gas,” 19.5 x 29, numbered “6,” featuring a gasworks diagram and photographs illustrating gas production, storage, and use in industry and the home.
“How Coal Becomes Electricity,” 19.5 x 28.75, numbered “5,” featuring a diagram of coal-fired electricity generation and a photograph of a power station, explaining how steam drives turbines and generators.
Each poster is housed in a clear protective sleeve. In overall very good to fine condition, with instances of tearing, creasing, and paper loss.
