The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. The title text is positioned top right and is taken from a BBC radio broadcast given by Winston Churchill on 9 February 1941, aimed at President Roosevelt. In this speech Chruchill argued that Britain had the proven will to fight fascism, however it lacked the tools. He intimated that he hoped these tools would come from the United States. The expression 'Tighten your Grip', was aimed at Roosevelt.
Another poster in the series, using the same imagery, used the slogan 'Give us the Tools and...'. Aimed at those working in the factories and on war production the posters where broadly circulated throughout the country.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th
This poster issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service is aimed to compel British women to join the war industry. The poster uses dramatic imagery to draw a direct link between the producti
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by Department of War Organsiation of Industry, advising that instead of making furniture for domestic use the resources are channeled into aircraft
This Australian Second World was poster was produced by Department of War Organsiation of Industry, advising that instead of making furniture for domestic use the resources are channeled into aircraft
This Second World War poster (Air diagram 2802) was issued by the Ministry of Aircraft Production in May 1943. It features a cartoon of an airman practicing his dinghy drill by jumping into a small wo
