Inside the 'Cars: Accelerating the Modern World' exhibition
How has the design of the car shaped the world as we know it?
From the collections
75 objects made by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Don't Climb - Use a Ladder, Poster, Mendoza, Phillip, ca.1939-45
Safety trained - is your child?, Poster, designed by Morris, G. R., 1943-1948
Stow tools safely - think of the man below, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1942
High heels mean accidents!, Poster, designed by Branson, J. M., ca. 1940s
Be in the fashion - cover your hair, Poster, designed by Rotholz, H. A., ca. 1940
A child's life may depend on your brakes, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s- ca.1950s
Stamp it out - Prevent Fire, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
Cyclist's keep them clean - make sure you are seen, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1947
Asking for trouble, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
First Aid/ Time to Go?, Poster, Golden, Grace, ca. 1942
Don't Distract Your Mates, Poster, Angrave, Bruce, ca. 1942
Report defects, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
Asking for trouble, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
Think of others - prevent accidents tidy up, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
Take Care. They May Not..., Poster, Angrave, Bruce, ca. 1950
Drivers... For Safety's Sake Keep Well to the Left, Poster, issued by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1945
Accidents are weak links in the chain of production, Poster, Cusden, Leonard, 1942
Use A Bad Handle. Get A Bad Hand, Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1939-1945
Joking apart - make this a rule Always Use the Proper Tool, Poster, designed by Trewin, Fred, 1939-45
Cyclists Keep Them Clean. Make Sure You Are Seen., Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1947
Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs, Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1939-1945
Poster, Eckersley, 1942
Think Of Others. Prevent Accidents. Tidy Up, Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1939-1945
Take Warning Wear Goggles Or Use The Screen, Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1939-1945
Stop. Your eyes are too delicate to trust to a fellow worker - Get First Aid, Poster, designed by Keely, Pat (Patrick Cokayne), 1941
Stop = thinking + braking, Poster, designed by Games, Abram, 1950s
Obey the speed limit, Poster, Keely, Pat, 1947
You are being followed. . ., Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1940s
Handkerchief, RoSPA, 1970s
Badge, manufactured by RoSPA, 1970s-1980s
Badge, manufactured by RoSPA, 1990s- Print, designed by Cusden, Leonard, early 20th century
- Oil wipe it up, Print, designed by Cusden, Leonard, early 20th century
- Warning protect your eyes, Print, designed by Cusden, Leonard, early 20th century
- First aid stops infection, Print, designed by Cusden, Leonard, 1948
- The bight at this height not this, Print, designed by fries, c.1949
- Your eyes are more useful…than false ones for heaven's sake protect them, Poster, designed by Giles, F. Kenwood, 1939-1945
- Get First Aid at once, Poster, designed by Giles, F. Kenwood, 1939-1945
- Parents. Keep children from playing in the roads, Poster, Wagner, 1950
- Scrap, Poster, Morris, G. R., ca. 1942
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, ca. 1950
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, ca. 1950
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, ca. 1940
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1941
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1940
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1942
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1942
- Poster, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1942
- Poster, Lee-Elliott, Theyre, 1942
- Poster, Lee Elliott, 1943
- Poster, Lewitt-Him, ca. 1935
- The Tufty Club LEADER'S MANUAL, Pamphlet, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1974-75
- How Tufty crosses the road with his mummy, Leaflet, published by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 1980 -1990s
- The Big Tufty Book, Book, Elsie Mills, 1975
- Craft pattern, manufactured by RoSPA, 1980s
- Fun on the Beach, Jigsaw puzzle, manufactured by N. Wilks & Sons, Limited, 1970s
- A Safe Crossing, Jigsaw puzzle, manufactured by N. Wilks & Sons, Limited, 1970s
- Tufty's Birthday Cake, Jigsaw puzzle, manufactured by N. Wilks & Sons, Limited, 1970s
- We All Obey Him, Poster, designed by Austin, Robert Sargent (R.A., R.E., P.R.W.S), 1943
- We All Obey Him, Design, designed by Austin, Robert Sargent (R.A., R.E., P.R.W.S), 1943
- Scrap, Poster, Morris, G. R., ca.1940-45
- Take The Right Steps, Poster, Eckersley, Tom (OBE), c.1945-53
- Hands clear - not here! when stacking, Poster, Games, Abram, 1950s
- One of our fighters is missing, Poster, Games, Abram, 1942
- Take special care at crossroads. . ., Poster, Games, Abram, 1950s
- Take the right steps, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1949
- Get first aid at once, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1943
- Suspended loads - stand from under, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
- Use a bad handle - get a bad hand, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
- Stow tools safely - think of the man below (recto), Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1942
- Asking for trouble, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
- Take Warning - wear goggles or use the screen, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s
- Examine ladders before use, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s- ca.1950s
- Oil, wipe it up. . ., Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), ca.1940s- ca.1950s
- Be in the fashion - cover your hair, Poster, designed by Rotholz, H. A., ca. 1940
