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Please Keep Britain Tidy

Poster
about 1955 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was part of a series issued by the Government as part of a campaign to encourage people to dispose of litter appropriately.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Please Keep Britain Tidy (series title)
  • Find a bin or take your litter home (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount(1906-1979), Please Find a Bin or Take Your Litter Home, ca.1955, issued by Central Office of Information Poster
Physical description
Examples of different kinds of litter are shown with arrows directing them into a wire waste bin; on a blue/black ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.4cm
  • Width: 25.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Issued by His Majesty's Government. Printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Perry Colourprint Ltd., London
  • REGINALD MOUNT
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Subjects depicted
Summary
This poster was part of a series issued by the Government as part of a campaign to encourage people to dispose of litter appropriately.
Collection
Accession number
E.562-1998

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Record createdMarch 14, 2009
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