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Percy Vere

Poster
1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Double sided poster, one side depicts a burning building and warns against the dangers of not disposing of cigarettes safely, and the other side depicting a comic strip of 'Percy Vere' promoting health and safety at work.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePercy Vere (assigned by artist)
Brief description
Double sided health and safety poster by Cusden [recto] and "Percy Vere", a comic strip by Mendoza [verso]. Issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. UK, 1940s.
Physical description
Double sided poster, one side depicts a burning building and warns against the dangers of not disposing of cigarettes safely, and the other side depicting a comic strip of 'Percy Vere' promoting health and safety at work.
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
Accession number
E.251-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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