It's the Little Fuel Savings That Help Make the Big Guns Save Coal, Gas Electricity, Paraffin - Fuel for Battle Accession Number: ARTV02043

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British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for front line action. Many of these 'savings' posters associate home activities with front line activities, underscoring the concept of 'total war'. This poster specifically promotes the saving of fuel such as coal, gas, electricity and paraffin - those fuels that it states are used in the production of 'big guns'.

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

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Accession Number
ARTV02043
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Printer
W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 50 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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