Scientists Prefer Shell

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer) Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (designer) Lombers, Eric (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench juxtaposed against a night sky with a few stars, a vapourous cloud and a planet. Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Scientists Prefer Shell
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph print Lithographic Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench. Designed by Tom Eckersley (OBE) and Eric Lombers. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1936.
Physical description	'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench juxtaposed against a night sky with a few stars, a vapourous cloud and a planet. Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 737mm Width: 107.6cm Dimensions 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.)
Credit line	Given by Messrs. Shell-Mex Ltd.
Bibliographic references	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 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Other number	11/G3 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.782-1936

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O735857/scientists-prefer-shell-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/

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