More plywood please

Accession Number ARTV10155
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 74.9 x 49.8 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description offset lithograph on paper
Maker Unknown
Ministry of Supply
Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

British Second World War poster produced by the Ministry of Supply. The design features a series of blueprints layered in the background for military crafts that use plywood in their construction, such as the De Havilland Mosquito and Jettison Tank. Atop of these blueprints in bold red lettering, backed by a printed timber pattern, sits the instruction 'More Plywood Please'.

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