The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
recto: British Second World War work safety poster commissioned by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for the Ministry for Labour and National Service. The poster advises workers against using their hands to hold down metal sheets, instructing them to use clamps instead. It features 3 illustrations by Grace Golden of a person operating a drilling machine, set against a yellow background. The first two at the top of the poster show dangerous use of the machine while the largest in the centre foreground show correct use.
verso: British Second World War work safety poster commissioned by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for the Ministry for Labour and National Service. A playful design by ROSPA artist Pat Keely depicts a large broom sweeping away sharp nails and tacks, and curly strip of metal which curls into the title text exhorting the viewer to 'tidy up'.
British Second World War work safety poster commissioned by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for the Ministry for Labour and National Service. The poster features 3 illustrations by G
British Second World War work safety poster commissioned by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for the Ministry for Labour and National Service. The poster features 3 illustrations by G
In 2017 three contemporary artists, Alison Alder, Jake Holmes and Wendy Murray, were commissioned to make a new work in response to the Memorial's wartime poster collection. In a playful series of p
In 2017 three contemporary artists, Alison Alder, Jake Holmes and Wendy Murray, were commissioned to make a new work in response to the Memorial's wartime poster collection. In a playful series of p
In 2017 three contemporary artists, Alison Alder, Jake Holmes and Wendy Murray, were commissioned to make a new work in response to the Memorial's wartime poster collection. In a playful series of p
A wartime health and safety poster issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service. Designer Pat Keely was one of a group of leading graphic designers employed by the Royal Society for the Preve
