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Joking apart - make this a rule Always Use the Proper Tool

Poster
1939-45 (made)
Artist/Maker
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (issuer)
Trewin, Fred (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Colour lithograph work safety poster depicting two workmen, with text below the image: 'Joking apart – make this a rule' and 'ALWAYS USE THE PROPER TOOL', the latter printed in red. All against a white ground. On the reverse of the sheet is an alternative safety poster by Thomas Eckersley (see Circ.284A-1962).


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleJoking apart - make this a rule Always Use the Proper Tool
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Joking apart - make this a rule Always Use the Proper Tool'. Colour lithograph work safety poster designed by Fred Trewin. Issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents during the Second World War, Great Britain, 1939-45.
Physical description
Colour lithograph work safety poster depicting two workmen, with text below the image: 'Joking apart – make this a rule' and 'ALWAYS USE THE PROPER TOOL', the latter printed in red. All against a white ground. On the reverse of the sheet is an alternative safety poster by Thomas Eckersley (see Circ.284A-1962).
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 50.4cm
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
  • 'Joking apart – / make this a rule' (Lettered below the image)
  • 'ALWAYS USE THE PROPER TOOL' (Lettered in red below the previous text)
Subject depicted
Safety
Associated object
CIRC.284A-1971 (Part)
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other number
39/C8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.284B-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1224752/joking-apart---make-poster-trewin-fred/
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