Tufty Says Never Pick Things Up in the Street or Elsewhere

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Description

Object description

whole: the image occupies the bottom half of the whole, with title text in blue along the top edge and further text in black against a white panel in the centre. image: Tufty the squirrel gives a safety message to children. text: TUFTY SAYS Never pick things up in the street or elsewhere. They may look harmless but they could be very dangerous. Northern Ireland Office

Label

Public information poster Public information films were a common sight on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. Tufty was a squirrel who taught children about road safety and was recognisable to children all over the UK. Here Tufty takes on the darker role of warning children in Northern Ireland about the danger of picking up potentially dangerous devices in the street. IWM collection

Object Details

Category

Posters

Creator

Unknown (Undefined)
Northern Ireland Office (publisher/sponsor)

Production date

1973

Place made

Great Britain, United Kingdom

Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 742 mm., Width 495 mm.

Poster: Height 817 mm., Width 642 mm.

Catalogue number

Art.IWM PST 4266

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Tufty the Squirrel
Associated events

British Military Operations 1969-, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Associated places

Great Britain GB
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Associated keywords

Children
civilian suffering
conflicts post-1945
health / safety
cartoons
Associated themes

Northern Ireland post-1969
Great Britain post-1945

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