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Dangerous Weapons. Dirt Means Disease. Keep Forks, Hands, Utensils, Clean

Tom Eckersley £180.00
Dangerous Weapons. Dirt Means Disease. Keep Forks, Hands, Utensils, Clean

Dangerous Weapons. Dirt Means Disease. Keep Forks, Hands, Utensils, Clean

Tom Eckersley
£180.00

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  • Condition: B (folds, pencil drawings on reverse, hole top left)
  • Date: 1947
  • Designer: Tom Eckersley (1914 - 1997)
  • Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd
  • Publisher: British Tourist & Holiday Hygiene Scheme/Ministries of Health & Food and The Department of Health for Scotland
  • Size: 500 x 380 mm (poster)

An original Clean Food Campaign poster, Dangerous Weapons. Dirt Means Disease. Keep Forks, Hands, Utensils, Clean, designed by Tom Eckersley and issued by the British Tourist & Holiday Board, 1948. The poster comes with a contemporary British Tourist & Holiday Board leaflet explaining the purpose of the campaign and offering details about this, and other, public health notices that should be displayed in staff areas of UK cafes, restaurants and hotels. A remarkable slice of social history, illustrated by one of Britain’s foremost graphic designers. A higher resolution image is available for viewing on request.