Poster printed in Canada during the Second World War by the Wartime Information Board, Ottawa. It reads: "Thank You Mrs Consumer - for watching prices! Buying only what you need! Investing in war savings! Keep it up!". The poster depicts a woman carrying a ration book, purse, and groceries,...read more

An inter-Allied unity of strength poster, depicting British and American sailors raising their pints together in a pub, whilst Hitler and Goebbels lurk despairingly in the background as they say: 'Unless we can divide these two fellows we're sunk!' The play on words is clever, with the idea that...read more

A road safety poster in a strong modern graphic style, depicting two shadowy civilian men shining their torch as they cross each other in the road. The slogan is direct and to the point: 'Shine your torch downwards when crossing the road' so as not to blind drivers and other pedestrians in the...read more

A Careless talk poster, illustrated with civilian and armed forces headgear, with the slogan 'The more information you keep under your hat' (trilby hat) and the caption 'the safer he'll be under his' (steel helmet). This slogan is less succinct, although more explicit, than the wide-ranging...read more