The Battle of Britain

Get in the Scrap

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Catalogue number
  • Art.IWM PST 15938
Place made
Ceylon
Subject period
Materials
  • medium: lithograph
  • support: paper
Dimensions
  • Support: Height 533 mm
  • Support: Width 444 mm
Alternative Names
  • object category: Poster
Creator
Category
posters

Object description

whole: the image is positioned in the upper four-fifths. The title is separate and placed in the upper fifth, in red. The text is partially integrated and located in the upper centre and upper right, in blue cursive script, and in the lower left, in blue and in red, held within a narrow blue border. All set against a white background. image: a full-length depiction of a Japanese infantryman being struck by various salvaged goods, such as a tyre, iron and book, as they fly through the air towards him. text: GET IN THE SCRAP Knock out the Jap! SALVAGE Here is our chance literally to 'get in the SCRAP'. Every sixteen ounces of Salvage are another pound behind the Allied punch - the punch that is going to knock the NAZI and the JAPS right out of business. Save RUBBER - Old hose pipes, tyres, tubes, etc., Save METALS - Old pots, pans, tins, aluminium ware, etc., Save LEATHER - Old shoes, boots, belting, etc., Save PAPER - Newspapers, books, catalogues, price lists, cartons, etc., SAVE BOTTLES, JARS, COTTON REELS See that when the drive begins you have a huge load ready.

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