Layout of Mandelli Flexible Manufacturing System for British United Shoe Machinery Comapny Ltd.
Print
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wilfrid R. Addey was a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.
Object details
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| Title | Layout of Mandelli Flexible Manufacturing System for British United Shoe Machinery Comapny Ltd. (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph? on paper, sellotaped onto foamboard mount |
| Brief description | Offset lithograph showing line-drawn layout of a machinery plant, by Wilfrid R. Addey; British, 20th century |
| Physical description | Print showing line-drawn layout of a machinery plant. |
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| Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
| Historical context | Wilfrid R. Addey worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Wilfrid R. Addey was a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.199-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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