Shell for Quick Starting
Poster
1932 (issued)
1932 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit, part of the 'Shell for Quick Starting series. The central image depicts wild duck, 'SHELL FOR QUICK STARTING' lettered below.
Object details
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| Title | Shell for Quick Starting (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Shell for Quick Starting'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit, depicting wild duck. Designed by Kennedy S. North and issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., 1932. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit, part of the 'Shell for Quick Starting series. The central image depicts wild duck, 'SHELL FOR QUICK STARTING' lettered below. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'SHELL FOR QUICK STARTING' (Lettered below the image.) |
| Credit line | Given by Frank Pick |
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| 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 | 29/A5 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.412-1935 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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