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Telegraph Less

Poster
early 1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
GPO (issued by)
Austin Cooper (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Text poster urging the public to use telegraph services sparingly in wartime to conserve national resources

Object details

Categories
Posters
Telecommunication
War
Object type
Poster
TitleTelegraph Less
Brief description
"Telegraph Less" GPO poster by Austin Cooper. UK, circa 1940-5.
Physical description
Text poster urging the public to use telegraph services sparingly in wartime to conserve national resources
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
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1001-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1024031/telegraph-less-poster-austin-cooper/
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