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Check Brakes While You Taxi

Poster
ca. 1946 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Yellow background. Main image depicts an airplane brake mechanism and wheel. Red cord and red accents of billowing smoke from braking tire.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCheck Brakes While You Taxi (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Poster issued by the Directorate of Air Traffic and Safety and the Directorate of Safety Education. UK, ca. 1946.
Physical description
Yellow background. Main image depicts an airplane brake mechanism and wheel. Red cord and red accents of billowing smoke from braking tire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.7cm
  • Width: 43.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • CHECK (red block lettering with black shading)
  • BRAKES (white on black)
  • WHILE YOU TAXI (white on grey across lower margin)
  • Directorate of Air Traffic and Safety, and Directorate of Safety Education D_L_3
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other number
LS.1898 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.738-2004

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2004
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