Too Slow My Eye! Accession Number: ARTV02020

Description

British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of providing the Merchant Navy with good, clean coal. The poster depicts two members of the MN in the foreground with a ship's silhouette in the background. Emerging from the ship's smoke stack is smoke in the form of a speech bubble that highlights the need for clean coal in improving the speed of the ship. The English expression "____ my eye" refers to the unlikelihood of the claim being made.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02020
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Printer
Hubners Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 72 x 48 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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