If you see anything suspicious dial 999.

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Artist/Maker	H. M. Stationery Office (Publisher) UDO (Litho) Ltd. (printer) The Home Office (Issued by) Mount, Reginald (designer) Evans, Eileen (designer) Central Office of Information (commissioned by)
Place of origin	England (printed and published)

This poster was one of several issued by the Home Office, and was designed to encourage people to be careful of their homes and possessions and to avoid giving opportunities to thieves.

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Categories	Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Titles	If you see anything suspicious dial 999. (generic title) Watch out! There's a thief about. (series title)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph
Brief description	(Edward) Reginald Mount(1906-1979) and Eileen Margaret Evans (b.1921) If You See Anything Suspicious Dial 999, 1973 Central Office of Information Poster for the Home Office
Physical description	White lettering on a red ground, with eyes in the cirlces of each of the figure 9s.
Dimensions	Height: 37cm Width: 25cm
Marks and inscriptions	Issued by the Home Office. Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by UDO (Litho) Ltd.
Credit line	Given by Eileen Evans
Subject depicted	Theft
Summary	This poster was one of several issued by the Home Office, and was designed to encourage people to be careful of their homes and possessions and to avoid giving opportunities to thieves.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.554-1998

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Record created	March 14, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O199574/if-you-see-anything-suspicious-poster-mount-reginald/

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