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Owen Miller (1907-1960)
They need spares to use their wings
Original poster c. 1943 76x51cm Printed for HMSO by Multi Machine Plates Ltd for the Ministry of Aircraft Production Damaged Spitfires are pictured waiting in a hanger for spares to arrive, encouraging the workers in the factory to work harder in order to keep the aeroplanes in the air. 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. -
Anonymous
Man of the World: in a modern force the territorial army for adventure plus technical training
Lithographic poster c. 1960 75.5x51cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Louis Masquelier (1898-1945)
The Telephone
L. Masquelier/ Lorraine Sqdrn. (2nd TAF Security Poster No.4) Lithographic Poster 55x34.5cm Issued by the 2nd Tactical Airforce ('TAF'). This was a combination of both fighter and bomber units formed for the purposes of supporting the army in the 1944 invasion of Europe. The artist was a Sergent-chef (sergeant) in No 342 (Lorraine) Squadron RAF, a Free French Squadron transferred back to the Armée de l'Air in December 1945. An air gunner - and relatively old at 41 at the beginning of the war - he flew on many operations, also serving as cine-cameraman thanks to his artistic skills. He died on 28 May 1945, after the end of the war. Here a Frenchman has depicted that most English of items, Giles Gilbert Scott's K2 telephone box warning members of the 2nd TAF to be careful when using the telephone. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Printed for H.M. Stationery Office, c.1943
If your journey is REALLY necessary and you can choose your times… travel between 10 and 4
Issued by the Ministry of War Transport and the Ministry of Labour and National Service 18×75 cm (7″ x 30″) in unissued condition If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
What to Eat and Why
Original Poster 51x76cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Porto-Service, Chicago Keep 'em Running Right off the Map!
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. Condition: Very good. -
Porto-Service, Chicago Give them "Hell-o from us!"
Lithograph 26.5x18cm 1942 What better writing paper to send to a serving serviceman than one 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 in a four-engined bomber over Berlin. 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. Condition: Very good. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at Breakfast Time (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's kitchen, kettle, and cooking accoutrements are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at the Sink (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of her kitchen, are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel on Bath Night (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of the bath (with a line drawn on it to remind bathers to use no more than five inches of water), are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel when Cooking (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of her kitchen, are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel when Ironing (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair, clothes, and tiny iron are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
What Mrs Housewife Can Learn To Do (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. This series of ten posters illustrates how housewives ought to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. Here, we are presented with a list of six tasks, including insulating water tanks and reading electricity meters, which a housewife should learn to do. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued, slight edge wear, and short closed edge tear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at Tea Time (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel in the Living Room (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
They Need All the Fuel You Can Save (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. This series of ten posters illustrates how housewives ought to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. Here, the poster reminds us that less fuel used at home means more fuel available for the Armed Forces (pictured here during the D-Day landings, disembarking from a landing craft). Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Mild Weather is Your Chance to Save Fuel (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. This poster advises that less heating, and thus less fuel, is required during mild weather. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Y Entry to the Navy
Original Lithographic Poster 76x51cm If you are interested, email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
