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Make Do And Mend, 1939-1945 (lithograph on paper)

Make Do And Mend, 1939-1945 (lithograph on paper)
20th-century
poster
1930s
1940s
art
colour
sewing
Second-World-War-(1939-1945)
war
economics
household-appliance
France
Europe
United-Kingdom
May-1968
morale
propaganda
recycling
ecology
nobody
housework
war-effort
repairing
print
illustration
mzprint
20th-century
poster
1930s
1940s
art
colour
sewing
Second-World-War-(1939-1945)
war
economics
household-appliance
France
Europe
United-Kingdom
May-1968
morale
propaganda
recycling
ecology
nobody
housework
war-effort
repairing
print
illustration
mzprint
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IWM7415754

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Make Do And Mend, 1939-1945 (lithograph on paper)

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British School, (20th century) / British

Location

Imperial War Museum, London, UK

Medium

lithograph on paper

Date

c. 1939 AD - 1945 AD (C20th AD)

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18.9x76 cms

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A British Second World War 'Make Do and Mend' propaganda poster. Two running figures, one made of kitchen utensils such as a fork, grater, spoon, colander, pans and brushes and the other composed of buttons, thread card, cotton reels and a thimble feature on either side of the text: MAKE DO AND MEND - HOUSEHOLD ADVICE CENTRE - BRING YOUR PROBLEMS HERE. The figure on the right holds a pair of scissors, ball of wool and a placard with the message MEND AND MAKE-DO TO SAVE BUYING NEW. The British government commissioned posters with the phrase ‘Make Do and Mend’ to encourage people to revive and repair worn out clothes. By Board of Trade

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