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Description: | Concept: salvage, civilian effort, civilian personnel, women / womens work, children, military personnel, uniform, military vehicles, artillery, action, munitions / manufacture, weapons, costume / fashion Description: whole: three separate circular images are positioned across the centre. The title is separate and placed across the top edge and bottom edge, in green outlined black. The text is separate and positioned around each image in red, and beneath each image in red and in black. All set against a light green background. image: each image is divided into two halves, with a drawing of civilians salvaging on the left, and a photograph of military activities on the right. In the left-hand image, a woman stacks a pile of newspapers, and an artillery team operate an artillery gun. In the centre image, a man wearing a suit looks at a pile of scrap metal, and a tank advances over a battlefield. In the right-hand image, a woman holds up an old pair of her son's shorts, and a British soldier charges into battle with his rifle held in front of him. text: SAVE WASTE FOR PAPER is repulped for AMMUNITION Wasting paper is a sin In the times we're living in Save it up in clean condition Paper's used for ammunition METAL is remelted for TANKS AND GUNS Broken rakes and old steel bands Are deadly in the proper hands. It's quite surprising how much harm Can come to Hitler from your farm RAGS are rewoven for BATTLEDRESS Willie' bags though battle-torn Could help to make a uniform. Garments salved - not thrown away Will live to fight another day WAR WEAPONS PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON. W.C.1. 51-287 Object: artillery piece, artillery shell, tank, rifle, bayonet, helmet, newspaper, scrap metal | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: J Weiner Ltd, 71/5 New Oxford Street, London WC1 Publisher/Sponsor: HMSO Associated Person: Hitler, Adolf | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3382... | Go to resource |
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