Fill the Ships and We Shall Fill the Shops
Poster
ca.1945 (printed and published)
ca.1945 (printed and published)
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Towards the end of the Second World War, military production in Britain decreased. The British Government encouraged manufacturers to instead increase exports of goods in order to "fill the shops" with the things consumers wanted when peace was declared.
Object details
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| Title | Fill the Ships and We Shall Fill the Shops (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | lithograph printing on paper |
| Brief description | 'Fill the Ships and We Shall Fill the Shops' by Sherborne, poster for the Board of Trade; London, ca.1945 |
| Physical description | poster, lithograph printed in colour depicting a map of the British Isles in purple with a light blue border, set against a blue background. Overlaying the map are two arrows with text |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Sending out goods we make/ brings home other things we need/ FILL THE SHIPS/ AND/ WE SHALL FILL THE SHOPS |
| Summary | Towards the end of the Second World War, military production in Britain decreased. The British Government encouraged manufacturers to instead increase exports of goods in order to "fill the shops" with the things consumers wanted when peace was declared. |
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| Accession number | E.619-2014 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2014 |
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