description
Object description
recto, whole: a vertical column of black letters running down the right edge of the page. A second line of text runs
across the bottom of the page, intersecting the vertical text. There is another shorter line of red type just above this, again
intersecting the vertical text. The type is set in Gill Sans on an off-white background.
recto, image: no image
recto, text: 'CONUNDRUM
BAMBI
P.L.U.T.O.'
verso, whole: a block of centred grey type set on an off-white background with a title in bold beneath a number at the top of the
sheet.
verso, image: no image
verso, text: '25
PLUTO
"PLUTO" was the acronym for "PipeLine Under The Ocean", vital arteries that pumped millions of gallons of fuel from Britain to the Allied
forces in France.
Two lines were built codenamed "Dumbo" and "Bambi". Pumping stations were disguised as ice cream shops, garages and bungalows.
The seabed cables were laid by 30 foot diameter "Conun drums" pulled by tugs.'
Physical description
no. 25 of 31 cards plus an introductory card in a black cardboard sleeve
50/50