How your salvage helps to make a rescue launch Accession Number: ARTV01482

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British Second World War poster depicting an image of a rescue launch vessel , used to encourage the salvage and recycling of materials such as scrap metal, rope, string, twine, waster paper, scrap rubber, bones and rags.

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Accession Number
ARTV01482
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph on paper
Measurement
Overall: 76.2 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
photolithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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