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No Wet - No Cold

Poster
1929 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'No Wet - No Cold'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the London Underground Railways. A stylised graphic design of umbrellas, with the London Underground symbol partly visible in the upper-left corner.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNo Wet - No Cold
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'No Wet - No Cold'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised graphic design of umbrellas, advertising the London Underground Railways. Designed by Frederick Schneider Manner and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1929.
Physical description
'No Wet - No Cold'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the London Underground Railways. A stylised graphic design of umbrellas, with the London Underground symbol partly visible in the upper-left corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100.6cm
  • Width: 62.7cm
Measurements 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
'NO WET - NO COLD' (Text of design.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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
Other number
26/A8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.1240-1931

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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