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Fill the Ships and We Shall Fill the Shops

Poster
ca.1945 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
TitleFill 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
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.3cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.619-2014

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Record createdJune 19, 2014
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