Turn That Gas Down Accession Number: ARTV02044

Description

British Second World War poster promoting gas economisation. 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 gas for the war effort, indicating that this can be done, for example, when boiling a kettle.

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Accession Number
ARTV02044
Publisher
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Printer
Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 50 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1942-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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