Sudden Braking bowls them over

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Artist/Maker	London Passenger Transport Board (issued by) Keely, Pat (Patrick Cokayne) (designer)
Place of origin	Greater London (issued)

'Sudden Braking bowls them over'. Colour lithograph poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, probably for use in London Transport garages, advising drivers not to brake suddenly. Signed and dated '45'.

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Categories	Prints Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Sudden Braking bowls them over
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Sudden Braking bowls them over'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Pat (Patrick Cokayne) Keely and issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, probably for use in London Transport garages, 1945.
Physical description	'Sudden Braking bowls them over'. Colour lithograph poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, probably for use in London Transport garages, advising drivers not to brake suddenly. Signed and dated '45'.
Dimensions	Height: 93.8cm Width: 61.9cm Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated '45'.
Subjects depicted	Safety Transport Travel
Bibliographic reference	Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number	23/D5 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.137-1981

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O549425/sudden-braking-bowls-them-over-poster-keely-pat-patrick/

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