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It's a Great Success / The New Shell Lubricating Oil

Poster
c.1938
Artist/Maker
Shell-Mex (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Lithographic print on paper

Object details

Categories
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleIt's a Great Success / The New Shell Lubricating Oil (generic title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, lithography
Printer's Ink
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
Designed by Shell-Mex Studio: 'It's a Great Success / The New Shell Lubricating Oil', lorry bill for Shell-Mex Ltd., c.1938
Physical description
Lithographic print on paper
Dimensions
    Marks and inscriptions
    It’s a Great Success / The New Shell Lubricating Oil (Lettered)
    Credit line
    Acquired from Adrian Tilbrook.
    Bibliographic reference
    Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
    Collection
    Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
    Accession number
    CIRC.345-1971

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    Record createdJune 30, 2009
    Record URL
    https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1035941/its-a-great-success--poster-shell-mex/
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