Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
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Accession Number | ARTV01579 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 73.5 cm x 47.8 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
Maker |
Ministry of Aircraft Production H. Manly & Son |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c.1939-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Look out! Keep your eye on the binlins
Description
Ministry of Aircraft Production Second World War poster. It depicts a mythical pig-like creature called a 'binlin' who sabotages production and efficiency in warehouses - the binlin is inconsiderate and causes trouble by messing up the order of paper records, metal parts, and by littering and hoarding. The majority of the poster is a poem about the binlins printed in black on a red background. The binlins appear as a small cartoon characters several times amongst the text. The title is printed in black above and below the text.
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