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A Message from the Minister of Fuel and Power to the Management and Workers
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War proclamation-style poster published by the Ministry of Fuel and Power targeting the management and workers (presumably of factories and other such industries), encouraging the...ARTV02004
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Battle for Fuel - Switch off When You Are Warm Use Less Gas
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. Depicts a man lounging in an armchair, silhouetted against the blaze of the fire in front of him. The title of the poster 'BATTLE FOR FUEL' runs...ARTV02047
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Black Diamonds: Exhibition
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster produced for an exhibition about 'black diamonds' (coal). This was likely related to a film of the same title produced by Ken Annakin. This item has been digitised wi...ARTV02002
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Britain's oil has to be imported...
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
Second World War thrift poster encouraging the British people to use less oil. This is to reduce the pressure on importation, enabling better logistical management for the merchant seamen. This item ...ARTV02427
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Cut Gas and Electricity - They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fletcher and Son Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster aimed at encouraging the restrictive use of gas and electricity, owing to its reliance upon coal for production. Posters such as these, encouraging Britons to conserve ...ARTV02023
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Cut Your Gas and Electricity: They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02062
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02048
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish: The Man Who Wasted Gas
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Stafford & Co. Ltd. Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02049
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish: The Man Who Would Not Close Doors
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02075
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Don't Use All - Keep Fire Small: Save Gas & Electricity They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02064
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Don't Use Two Make One Do: Save Electricity & Gas They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02061
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Don't Waste Here the Fuel You Save at Home
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster published by the Ministry of Fuel and Power for use in factories and other places of 'vital war work'. The poster highlights that people should be energy-conscious not ...ARTV02005
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Don't Waste Here the Fuel You Save at Home
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Fuel and Power Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster, designed by well known propaganda artist 'Fougasse', issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power for display in factories. It shows a painter changing words in a slogan, ...ARTV02006
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Don't Waste Oil - Not a Drop - Not a Splash
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Chromoworks Ltd H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving oil. The poster is one of a series produced by Henry Bateman that comprise a central character wasting some for of essential goods...ARTV02013
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Everyone Should Back Up the Fuel Watcher
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving and conserving fuel. The poster depicts factory worker holding a spanner looking back at something out of view of the audience. Th...ARTV02015
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For You to Produce Cold Someone Must Burn Fuel: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power The National Cold Stores Committee
British Second World War poster proclamation-style promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more suppor...ARTV02053
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For You to Produce Cold Someone Must Burn Fuel: Save Fuel for Battle!
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power The National Cold Stores Committee H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War proclamation-style poster highlighting the importance of saving fuel. This poster targets cooling and the fuel that it takes to cool something and encourages its audience to m...ARTV02016
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Fuel Economy in the Foundry: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Fuel and Power Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster proclamation-style promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more suppor...ARTV02054
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Guidance for Boiler-House Staffs on Control of CO2
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster targeting boiler-house staff to familiarise them on the importance of the correct percentage of carbon dioxide to use in order to maximise their efficiency of fuel usag...ARTV02001
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Guidance for Boiler-House Staffs Operating Single-Pass Economic Boilers
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting a schematic diagram of a single-pass economic boiler with accompanying text containing directions on how to operate and maintain it. This item has been digit...ARTV02071
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Guidance for Boiler-House Staffs Operating the Lancashire Boiler
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting a schematic diagram of a Lancashire boiler, with accompanying text containing directions on how to operate and maintain it. This item has been digitised with...ARTV02072
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How You Can Save Fuel in the Foundry: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Fuel and Power Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster proclamation-style promoting fuel savings for display in Foundries. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic savi...ARTV02055
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Instructions for the Stoking of Hand-Fired Hot Water Boilers
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster providing instructions for stoking, using, and maintaining hand-fired hot water boilers. The poster features a black and white schematic drawing identifying the differe...ARTV02070
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It's the Little Fuel Savings That Help Make the Big Guns Save Coal, Gas Electricity, Paraffin - Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for front line ac...ARTV02043
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'Lag' to Keep Heat In
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Maker: Bingler Ministry of Fuel and Power Greycaines Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of 'lagging', or insulating pipes and tanks relating to hot water. By insulating both the tank itself and the cold water intake, it meant th...ARTV02007
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Lubricating Oil Is Imported in Tankers: No Economy Is Too Small to Count
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Maker: Stone, Marcus Ministry of Fuel and Power Charles & Read Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting and promoting the importance of conserving lubricating oil. The poster highlights how lubricating oil needs to be imported (to Britain) and therefore shoul...ARTV02014
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Oil Is Imported in Tankers: Economy Is Vital
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the need to save oil. The poster describes common engines that use large amount of oil and how by limiting their use it would mean that a greater percentag...ARTV02012
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Order Your Fuel Now and Take Part of It in Coke or Anthracite
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner Ltd.
British Second World War poster informing its audience to order fuel immediately to store for the following winter. The poster depicts a line of squirrels - animals known for hiding their nuts and oth...ARTV02056
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Paraffin restrictions
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Multi Machine Plates Ltd
This Second World War poster was issued by the Ministry of Fuel & Power. The poster warns of paraffin restrictions to retailers due to government restrictions to save on shipping logistics. This item...ARTV02425
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Save Coal, Don't Use the Poker: Battle for Fuel
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for front line ac...ARTV02042
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Save Coal, Save Gas, Save Electricity, Save Paraffin: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power promoting fuel savings. This poster is one of the 'save fuel for battle' series. With the cost of the war mounting as the years...ARTV02008
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Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster aimed at encouraging the restrictive domestic use of fuel. Posters such as these, encouraging Britons to conserve certain essential goods, were common. They aimed at re...ARTV02024
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Save Fuel for Battle: Go Easy on the Heat
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. This poster is one of the 'save fuel for battle' series. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted ...ARTV02009
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Save Fuel for Battle: 'Lag' Tanks and Pipes
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging people to 'lag' their tanks and pipes. The process of lagging involves insulating pipes and household hot water heaters such that they re...ARTV02033
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Save Fuel for Battle: Power Eats Fuel
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving energy, thereby saving fuel. The poster identifies that each power, steam and heat require fuel and that fuel should be saved for ...ARTV02010
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Save Fuel for Battle: Read Your Gas Meter; Read Your Electricity Meter; Measure Your Coal and Coke
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging the economical use of coal and coke. The poster encourages people to read their has and electricity meters, as well as measure their coal...ARTV02032
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Save Fuel for Battle: Save Fuel in These Ways
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging people to economise their use of energy with regards to room heating, water heating, and cooking. Throughout the Second World War, govern...ARTV02034
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Save Fuel for Battle: Stoke Your Boiler This Way: And Not This Way
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster identifying the correct way of stoking a boiler. The poster highlights that with regular maintenance and proper stoking the boiler will be more efficient. Posters such ...ARTV02029
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Save Fuel for Battle: The Daughter Who Heaped on the Coal
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Chromoworks Ltd H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02038
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Save Fuel for Battle: The Fuel Situation and You
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging families to economise their use of energy with regards to activities that use up coal. Throughout the Second World War, governments aroun...ARTV02035
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Save Fuel for Battle: The Husband Who Wasted the Hot Water
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power, depicting a man shaving at wash basin while hot water runs into an almost full bathtub, while an angry woman peers around the ...ARTV02025
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Save Fuel for Battle: Use Paraffin Stoves This Way
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster identifying the correct way of using paraffin stoves. The poster highlights that with regular maintenance the stove will be more efficient. Posters such as these aimed ...ARTV02028
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Save Fuel to Make Munitions for Battle: The Brother Who Turned the Gas Full On
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02027
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Save Fuel to Make Munitions for Battle: The Wife Who Squandered the Electricity
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office James Haworth & Brother
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02026
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Save fuel to speed victory
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. The title runs from the upper left corner to the lower right of the poster, and is printed in red ink. A lump of black coal is depicted in the ...ARTV02040
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Stop Taps from Leaking: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office W.R. Royle & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster providing details on how to 're-washer a tap'. The poster is titled 'Stop Taps From Leaking', implying that the key aim of the poster is to save the fuel used in the mo...ARTV02030
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Store Fuel for Next Winter: Order It Now
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power informing its audience to order fuel immediately to store for the following winter. This item has been digitised with funding provide...ARTV02050
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The brother who turned the gas full on: save fuel to make munitions for battle
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
dog; advisory poster issued by the Ministry for Fuel and Power, depicting a crestfallen man standing in front of a gas heater turned full on, while a woman and dog shun him, aimed at reducing home con...ARTV03761
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The North Wind May Blow: So Save Coal, Gas and Electricity for the Very Coldest Weather
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using coal economically. This poster depicts a male red-breasted robin gripping onto a tree branch, whilst wrapped up in his little scarf...ARTV02051
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Too Slow My Eye!
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Hubners Ltd
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of providing the Merchant Navy with good, clean coal. The poster depicts two members of the MN in the foreground with a ship's silhouette in...ARTV02020