Posters

1. A Handkerchief In Time Saves Nine

a portrait of a sneezing man, holding a handkerchief up to his face. text: A handkerchief in time saves nine and helps to keep the nation fighting fit COUGHS and SNEEZES SPREAD DISEASES ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH THE CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH EDUCATION Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Norbury Printers Ltd. 51-4253.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 14149)

'A handkerchief in time saves nine and helps to keep the nation fighting fit. Coughs and sneezes spread diseases'.

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2. Walk Short Distances - Go by Shanks' Pony

a depiction of a pony, with its torso shaped and coloured to look like a shoe. The pony holds the shoelace in its mouth. text: WALK SHORT DISTANCES go by Shanks' Pony and leave room for those who have longer journeys PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY JOHNSON, RIDDLE AND CO., LTD., LONDON S.E. 20. 51-4377.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 15267)

'Walk short distances - go by shanks' pony and leave room for those who have longer journeys'.

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3. Be Like Dad - Keep Mum!

a stylised full-length depiction of a man standing, facing away from the viewer, with his hands in his pockets and smoking a pipe. A large red piece of paper inscribed with the poster's text is attached to his back with a safety pin. text: REEVES Be like Dad - Keep Mum! CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES! PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD. LONDON. W.C.1. 51-8842.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 13946)

'Be like Dad - keep mum! Careless talk costs lives'.

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4. Better Pot-Luck Than Humble Pie

In the upper half a caricature of the head of Churchill as a lidded casserole, confidently steaming. Below a pie dish with a caricatured face of Hitler, replete with saluting arm and moustache. text: BETTER POT LUCK WITH CHURCHILL TODAY THAN HUMBLE PIE WITH HITLER TOMORROW - DON'T WASTE FOOD!
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 3108)

'Better pot-luck with Churchill today than humble pie under Hitler tomorrow. Don’t waste food!’

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5. Staggered Holidays Help Everybody

the upper and lower images are full-length depictions of a child riding on the back of a donkey. The central image depicts four children clinging on to a donkey, with a boy pushing a fifth child off the back. text: REGINALD MOUNT June There's more room remember in June and September July - August STAGGERED HOLIDAYS HELP EVERYBODY September P.P.153 'PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY G.C.M. PRINTING SERVICE LTD. LEICESTER' 51 - 3564.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 15213)

'Staggered holidays help everybody. There's more room remember in June and September'.

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6. Doctor Carrot - The Children's Best Friend

'Dr Carrot', a bright orange bespectacled carrot, skips left to right carrying a top hat and a doctor's briefcase marked 'Vit- A'. text: DOCTOR CARROT the Children's best friend.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 8105)

'Doctor Carrot - the children's best friend'.

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7. Think Twice - Before You Risk An Accident!

a cat hides behind a tree, waiting to pounce on a robin as it approaches a discarded slice of bread. text: THINK TWICE- before you risk an accident! HARRY ROWNTREE Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Industrial Accident Prevention Department of the N.S.F.A., 52, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 14319)

'Think twice - before you risk an accident!'

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8. Plan Ahead - Allow For Growing

two young boys dressed in school uniform. The boy on the left is smiling and wearing a uniform that fits him well. The image on the right appears to be the same boy but a little older and taller, wearing the same school uniform. He appears miserable as the uniform is far too small for him. text: Plan ahead allow for growing.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 8564)

'Plan ahead - allow for growing'.

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9. They Talked ... This Happened

the upper image is a photograph a young couple standing in the street, embracing and kissing. The man is in army uniform and carries a kit bag. In the background, a man and woman look on. The lower image shows a German aircraft dropping bombs at night. text: 'I KNOW WHERE HE'S GOING...' THEY TALKED .. .. THIS HAPPENED CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES A.G.12. PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY FOSH AND CROSS LTD., LONDON 51-7345.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 13902)

'They talked ... this happened. Careless talk costs lives'.

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10. Any Old Iron?

a full-length depiction of a man cycling on a Penny Farthing bicycle along a white path, leading towards a pile of scrap metal. text: any old iron? SCRAP METAL pile up the SCRAP METAL dumps now PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY MULTI MACHINE PLATES LTD. LONDON E.C.4. 51-2308.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 14748)

'Any old iron? Pile up the scrap metal dumps now'.

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11. Save Kitchen Waste To Feed The Pigs!

a depiction of seven pigs, sitting in a half-circle, with the word 'Thanks' written across their backs. The smaller image is of a metal bin to contain kitchen waste. text: SAVE KITCHEN WASTE TO FEED THE PIGS! THANKS KEEP IT DRY, FREE FROM GLASS, METAL, BONES, PAPER ETC.KITCHEN WASTE IT ALSO FEEDS POULTRY...Your Council will collect Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Wm. Brown and Co. Ltd. London, E.C.3 51-2333 S.P.52.
Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 14743)

'Save kitchen waste to feed the pigs! Keep it dry, free from glass, metal, bones, paper etc. It also feeds poultry ... Your Council will collect'.

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