Item #61048 Fuel for Them... Means Less for You [poster]. George F. Lent.

Fuel for Them... Means Less for You [poster]

Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co. for the United States Govt. [n.d. but ca. 1942-1945]. Poster. Item #61048

17.25 by 22 inches. A central red, white, and blue V depicts a rifle-carrying soldier alongside a tank, with airplanes in the sky. To the left and right of the V are homefront industrial scense rendered in a muted blue. Below is the following text: 'Make Your Home Heat Tight Now! 1. Install weather strip insulation; 2. Put up storm windows and doors; 3. Calk air leaks around window frames; 4. Install attic and wall insulation; 5. Save coal, oil, and gas for war.' One of many conservation-oriented propaganda posters produced during the Second World War. Two old folds, probably for mailing; a tiny bit of loss in the upper left corner; else a near fine, bright example mounted on linen.

Price: $200.00

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