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Anon.
Safety comes in cans
British Safety Council Lithographic Poster c. 1970s or 1980s 40x25cm Health and Safety amusement with the "I can, you can, we can" catchphrase. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
National Savings calendar poster (1947)
Original vintage poster 50 x 38 cm Printed for HMSO by Marion, Son & Hall Ltd, London. An original lithographic poster advertising the National Savings scheme and featuring a calendar for the year 1946. The various birds in the poster enjoy 'song and sunshine all year round' - with the implication being that those who save with National Savings will enjoy the same good fortune. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
National Savings calendar poster (1946)
Original vintage poster 50 x 38 cm Printed for HMSO by Chromoworks Ltd, London. An original lithographic poster aimed at children, advertising the National Savings scheme and featuring a calendar for the year 1946. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
National Savings calendar poster (1949)
Original vintage poster 50 x 37 cm Printed for HMSO by Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd, Bristol. An original lithographic poster advertising the National Savings scheme and featuring a calendar for the year 1949. The various creatures on the poster are storing food for the winter - just as we ought to save our money via the National Savings scheme. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
Join Your Street Group - Save for Prosperity
Original vintage poster 74 x 50 cm Issued by the National Savings Committee, London. Printed for HM Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd. An original vintage WW2 poster encouraging Britons to save via the National Savings scheme. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
Common Land Applications for Registration (1969)
Lithograph 37 x 25 cm Prepared by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and the Central Office of Information. Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Multi Machine Plates Ltd. "COMMON LAND: APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION of Land, Rights and Ownership under the Commons Registration Act 1965 MUST BE IN BY 2ND JANUARY 1970. DO NOT WAIT - APPLY NOW - land and rights not registered may be lost." The Commons Registration Act 1965 (c. 64) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom enacted in 1965 that concerns the registration of rights to common land, town greens, and village greens in England and Wales. Condition: generally good; a few old creases and two small tape stains. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
What to Eat and Why
Original Poster 51x76cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Food Study
Original Poster 51x76cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Anonymous Tours and Excursions
Original Coach Poster 75x50cm Cool and crazy mid-century lettering. Poster with area for completion with details of a coach tour. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British 1887-1965)
Noise Almost Always Annoys
Lithographic poster c1940 29.5 x 19.6 cm (11.5 x 7.5 in) printed by Fosh & Cross Ltd. “Published by King Edward’s Hospital Fund for London from a drawing kindly presented by Fougasse. No. 6. F&C Ltd.” Further biographical details and items by Fougasse are available here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Lancaster HK543
Original Silver Gelatin photograph 19 x 25 cm Stamped to reverse "Copyright 'the Aeroplane'" 23 July 1945 HK543 was a Lancaster III, probably produced in 1943. Here she is shown in July 1945, she was recorded photgraphically on bombing trials from Boscombe Down that month, this photograph may reasonably be assumed to be from that event. Provenance: from the collection of Philip J R Moyes, author of many books on the RAF, most notably The Pictorial History which ran to several volumes. Condition: mostly good. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
Fletcher Gas Fires brochure design (1937)
Lithographic brochure 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. An original gouache design for a brochure advertising Fletcher Russell and Co. gas fires. The futuristic style of the boldly blue-, black-, and orange-coloured poster, as well as the dynamic diamond-shaped badge containing the initials F and R (for Fletcher and Russell) combine to make this a highly modern piece of 1930s design. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; gentle crease to top right corner. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
Achievement Radiation gas cookers brochure design
Pen and collage 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. Brownbridge's bold design advertises Radiation cookers (innovative gas cookers which were sold in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s). Shiny white against a dark background, the Radiation cooker seems impossibly glamorous and inviting. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
Nocturne Portable Gas Heater brochure design
Gouache and mixed media art 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. A marvellous gouache design for a brochure advertising the Nocturne portable gas heater. The art deco text surrounded by stars and image of the innovative gas heater superimposed on the moon combine to make this a thoroughly modern piece of 1930s design. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; some damage to reverse. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
For Fireside Comfort, High Beam Gas Fires brochure design
Gouache, mixed media art, and collage 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. A design for a brochure advertising Radiation's high beam gas fires. Brownbridge's design combines a photograph of a mother and child with hand-painted text; the red and yellow colour palette project warmth and cosiness. The mother's hair is fantastically 1930s, and she reads a copy of 'Patsy Ann: Her Happy Times' by Mona Reed King (first published in 1935) to her son. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; lacking 'The Serene' collaged photograph. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
Percy Drake Brookshaw (1907-1993) Greyhound Racing coach poster Lithograph 76x50cm Please click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Porto-Service, Chicago Bring Home the Bacon - three little hams who gotta be cured!
Lithograph 26.5x18cm 1942 What better writing paper to send to a serving serviceman than that encouraging him to fight. Porto-Service of Chicago published a series of illustrated writing resources for sweethearts and friends to write to their brave servicemen, in this case teasing the three Axis dictators. Lavishly produced and printed, the Americans brought some much-needed colour and glamour to dull war-torn Britain. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
For the Future of our Nation - Save Now
Original vintage poster 73 x 49 cm Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. An original vintage WW2 poster encouraging Britons to save via the National Savings scheme; by saving, the couple in the picture can ensure a good future for their three children. James Henry Dowd was born in 1884. He worked as a draughtsman, etcher and painter. Dowd was a regular contributor to the The Daily Graphic and in 1906 began to have his work published in Punch Magazine. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
A E Agar (artist) Original passenger list brochure for Shaw Savill Albion Line, c. 1940s or 1950s.
24x34cm (approx) Provenance: the artist's estate As new, unissued printer's proof. Could be trimmed to the brochure size if desired. Fine image of ocean liner to front cover, map - via Panama Canal - to back cover. From the great age of Ocean Liners. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent.