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...so this guy gives up smoking [...]

Poster
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was issued by the Ministry of Health to encourage people to stop smoking. Here the argument is supported by the idea that giving up will save money.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title...so this guy gives up smoking [...]
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount (1906-1979)
... So This Guy Gives Up Smoking... Anti-Smoking Poster, 1965
Central Office of Information Poster for the Ministry of Health
Physical description
Cartoon-like image of a man smoking a cigarette with images of scattered coins, on white ground with red text.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • COI logo / Issued by the Minstry of Health / Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by M.M.P. Ltd.
  • REGINALD MOUNT (Designer's name)
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Summary
This poster was issued by the Ministry of Health to encourage people to stop smoking. Here the argument is supported by the idea that giving up will save money.
Collection
Accession number
E.579-1998

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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