Object details

Category
Posters
Related period
Second World War (content)
Creator
Unknown (Undefined)
Publicity Department, Central Ordnance Depot, Greenford (publisher/sponsor)
Place made
Great Britain
Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 570 mm, 450

Catalogue number
Art.IWM PST 21176

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