With Combination Grates Keep Two Buckets Handy: Save Fuel for Battle Accession Number: ARTV02031

Description

British Second World War poster instructing its audience on proper usage of combination grates. Combination grates refer to the combination of a fire surround and grate all cast into the one singular unit. This poster informs its audience to keep two buckets handy when using these fires: one for coal, another for slack (coal dust or small pieces of coal).

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

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02031
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Printer
W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
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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