recto: Get first aid immediately...; verso: When aloft wear a safety belt Accession Number: ARTV01723

Description

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 Prevention of Accidents to produce humorous and visually striking posters to combat the high incidences of work place accidents in British factories during the Second World War.

This poster is printed on both sides.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV01723
Artist
Arthur George Mills
Printer
Loxley Brothers Ltd
Publisher
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 74 x 47.4 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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