Valves For Defence Come First

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number ARTV05306
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 74 cm x 48 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description offset lithograph on paper
Maker Jardine, Walter Lacy
[SYDNEY : S.N., N.D.] (SYDNEY : WM. BROOKS & CO.)
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Australian Second World War poster designed by artist Walter Jardine. The poster highlights the importance of valves and that first priority for their use should be for defence purposes. Valves were an integral part in radio transmitters well into the second half of the twentieth century and hence much demand came from those on the home front for their personal radios, as they would need to be replaced from time-to-time. This poster depicts three different areas in which communication is key: a flight of Supermarine Spitfires, an M3 Lee tank, and a warship.

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