Save Fuel for Battle Accession Number: ARTV02024

Description

British Second World War poster aimed at encouraging the restrictive domestic use of fuel. Posters such as these, encouraging Britons to conserve certain essential goods, were common. They aimed at reducing domestic goods to both reduce reliance upon international shipping through the Merchant Navy and to divert resources directly to essential war purposes.

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Accession Number
ARTV02024
Printer
Stafford & Co. Ltd.
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 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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