Save Fuel to Make Munitions for Battle: The Wife Who Squandered the Electricity Accession Number: ARTV02026

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British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a central character wasting energy and those around them showing their disapproval. In this instance the central character, here identified as 'the wife' is 'squandering electricity', while her husband looks on scornfully.

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Accession Number
ARTV02026
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Printer
James Haworth & Brother
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 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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