Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs

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Artist/Maker	Ministry of Labour and National Service (issuer) Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (maker) Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster depicting a man on crutches, viewed through the gap made by a broken rung on a wooden ladder. 'Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs' is lettered across above the image, and 'Examine Ladders Before Use' lettered at a slight angle below.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters Disability
Object type	Poster
Title	Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph print Offset Lithography
Brief description	'Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs ...'. Colour offset lithograph safety poster designed by Tom Eckersley (OBE). Produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service, Great Britain, 1939-1945.
Physical description	Colour offset lithograph poster depicting a man on crutches, viewed through the gap made by a broken rung on a wooden ladder. 'Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs' is lettered across above the image, and 'Examine Ladders Before Use' lettered at a slight angle below.
Dimensions	Height: 70.6cm Width: 50.2cm Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions	Signed 'BROKEN RUNGS CAUSE BROKEN LIMBS' (Lettered across above the image.) 'EXAMINE LADDERS BEFORE USE' (Lettered at a slight angle below the image of the ladder)
Subjects depicted	Safety Ladders
Associated objects	CIRC.281-1971 (Series) CIRC.282-1971 (Series) CIRC.283-1971 (Series)
Bibliographic references	Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971 Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other number	11/D9 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.280-1971

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036464/broken-rungs-cause-broken-limbs-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/

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