Look Out! Keep Your Eye on the Binlins Accession Number: ARTV03478

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Ministry of Aircraft Production Second World War poster. It depicts a mythical pig-like creature called a 'binlin' who sabotages production and efficiency in warehouses - the binlin is inconsiderate and causes trouble by messing up the order of paper records, metal parts, and by littering and hoarding. The majority of the poster is a poem about the binlins printed in black on a red background. The binlins appear as a small cartoon characters several times amongst the text. The title is printed in black above and below the text.

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Accession Number
ARTV03478
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Printer
H. Manly & Son
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 73.5 cm x 47.5 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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