Buy war bonds: feed the guns and beat the Huns Accession Number: ARTV00944

Description

First World War poster issued by the Scottish War Savings Committee to promote the sale of war bonds. The image is of three howitzers pointing to the right against a bright yellow sky. Two artillerymen load the foreground howitzer with a war bond rolled into the shape of a shell. Nine other bonds, shaped similarly, stand beside them. The title is positioned over the image at the top in light brown and in the lower right printed in pale yellow. The message ' Feed the Guns and Beat the Huns' appeared on many posters promoting war savings during this period.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00944
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Scottish War Savings Committee
Printer
McLagan & Cumming
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 75.2 x 49.8 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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