WWII "Don't Scrap It" poster.
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WWII "Don't Scrap It" poster.
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A favorable example of propaganda.
There remains a dispute, if recycling accomplished preservation of materiel to advance wartime production. There is not a lot of proof, such as tallies from truck scales, photos, or receipt at production companies, a significant mass of cast-offs made a difference.
Meanwhile, this sort of campaign did produce positive results, channeling awareness of individuals to "join the team and pitch in", being even just a tiny facet of victory.
I have a sizeable collection of this type advertising, some tell of company efforts, others focus on the public; especially the work force. In decades spent hunting these posters, examining probably thousands of them, only a very small percentage cast slurs toward Axis citizens, singling out names (or by caricature) their leaders instead.
I need a poster that says " Don't scrap it buddy, I need it to make something with".
Hi Toolmaker51, I mourn the loss of a lot of old tools and machinery as there was a LOT of stuff given and sometimes taken for the 'war effort' particularly in Britain that was actually just scrapped.
Yes, Lend-Lease did it's job, for decades. At the same time our collective politicians fuzzle about what generates a decent economic environment. Dimwits in cubicles ain't it.
I believe they think "The Office" is documentary, instead of mockumentary.
K!
Then in the spirit of hmt.net, instead of 'a', accept 'the'. . . .
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I love these old propaganda workshop posters... anyone know where there is some for sale? or a good online repository for saved ones?
I have a few I downloaded over the years printed, laminated and hanging in my shed, but I still have a lot of wall space left.
:)
Des
I have dozens, hand selected to frame in shop entryway, exhibited as the art they are. Directed at those who watch 'How It's Made', or think what we have now passes for an economy...
Haven't really crossed any significant examples online. Any body of people seeking them, at one time anyway, unclear. The largest quantity appeared in WWII era 'Life' and 'Fortune' magazine, across USA. I'm positive similar magazines followed suit across the Allies. Seemingly, 99% are drawn renderings, no photographs.
Here, we find them in sleeves, removed from the magazines, filed in antique shops. I'd swear to have examined hundreds, finding those with statements I relate to. Most get point across without a statement, pure graphics. There is advertising statements below, but the pictures carry themselves.
One for Karo Syrup; sitting on floor, a darling red-headed girl is reading history. With a finger on the page, her head turns to ask 'Mommy, Who Was Hitler?"
Another, Shell Oil, depicts a farmer mounted on a tractor, gigantically superimposed over grounds strewn with shattered buildings, planes and war materiel. The destroyed equipment, while tiny are Axis marked...
You'll notice in post #6 differences than what Jon put up originally.
Thanks for that. My friends look at me very strangely sometimes when I say similar words, case in point an old winch dug up last week during some bush clearing.
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Being Army I always did think Navy were girls.
You are welcome. Started with the phrase mentioned, just didn't 'fit' text-punctuation-format wise to read out as we'd say it. Great as English is...anyway, took liberties. 'Use It Up', main thing had to be in there. Should print out a decent size.
May we live long enough to 'Use It Up' and still look for more. In a similar vein, a nifty 2 speed right angle manual winch found me two weeks back. It's freed up, I'll replace the cable [spool might hold ~ 30-40'] and fab a portable mounting. Being 90°, doesn't need a pawl to hold or reverse.
With a shade under 26 years in, can tell you; our Navy had a critical shortage of girls...but that poster is joining my others.
More please. These are great.
If possible, in the future, please include a hot link to a downloadable .pdf.
I found this one by Googling the slogan but maybe that wouldn't always work.
I'm going to print this one and hang it in my shop.
Thanks
Just right click on it and select "View Image" or "Save As" or "Copy Image" or "Copy Image Location" even "Email Image".
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pay no attention to the bookmarks; nothing to see here, move along, move along
While I've seen this one, could never find one. I get a chill from the subliminal message; (yes we're winning, don't slack off) they'll let us know...
Right click-save as-in folder-Print_This.
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I love thee old posters. Keep 'em coming!
Something to think about Rationing did not completely stop in Britain until 1954. The difference in mindset that has changed in just a couple of generations from one of valuing an item to a 'disposable' economy is is something to wonder at.
Ok guys, if you like "Tools are Scarce...." wait a couple days, I'll clear off the litho color thingy and make it look right.
Currently occupied faking a replacement birth certificate; some think it worked once, why not?
Lol.
I’d like a couple of these for my team...
As promised. Can't guarantee positioning suits your own print arrangements, but copy is ready. You should be able to position on sheet with a simple
'copy/ paste' 'save as' or 'copy image'.
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-Just love it! Thanks, TM51!
I just printed out and laminated a few in (horrible metric) A4 & A3 sheet size for the workshop and my Walk-in Closet Workshop at home, too.
None of my fellow co-workers could spot the obvious fault in the poster...
As someone just said in a different post - Common sense is so uncommon in the Uni world
that it's nowadays called Uncommon Sense...
Johan
Oh, yeah. That's going up in my workshop. Big time.
Yep and if they don't back away and give me my space none of them will ever get anything.
Briefly back in 1971 before I went into the Army I worked at American Manufacturing's bomb machining canter. My job was to run a Turret lathe drill in to a depth then bore to diameter then run in another boring bar and bore a relief bore then run a tap in and thread it for the fuse.
A fairly simple job since all tooling and stops were preset all you had to do was spin the big ships wheels start5 and stop change out for the next bomb almost impossible to skip a step or mess up one of the processes unless the floor walking stupidvisor came up behind you and constantly leaned over your shoulder while you were busy trying to turn out more than scheduled quota.
One Night about 10 minutes before shift change, he was doing his best to really screw with everyone by constantly getting in our way. When he walked up behind me and peered over my left shoulder looking close at the drilling operation. I thought screw it I'm going to break him from sucking eggs. I was right about 20 or maybe 25 over quota on my last bomb for the shift when I hefted on the huge wheel of the tail stock a lot harder then necessary forcing the 1 1/2" ish drill bit to shoot out twin curls one of them struck him right in his chest and ripped his white stupid visor apron right off him.
Oh I'm sorry was I supposed to stop my work while you were in my way I asked? Next time warn me if you plan to do the inspectors Job and I'll stop my machine.
The next night he never passed by my station once
I like these. I've been printing out these WW2 posters and putting them up in my shop.
Hold on guys!!!!! I'll fix it tonight, just like before.
Thought I'd seen majority of such posters; apparently not. This one is really is nice, not only image of course, but the message conveyed. Got everybody involved, thinking along same line.
That it still resonates is proof it worked, no matter how diluted it's become.
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"Clean Up In Poster Aisle"
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Here you go friends, I'm taking advantage of nice weather, no distractions, some accomplishments today, and US Central Daylight Time.
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Drawing or not; note even significant details of her ID badge are hidden. There is not one bit of espionage potential.
I'm convinced some time now; a major reason why so many of these weren't photographs.
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