Poster, The Jap will get you first

Poster, The Jap will get you first c1939-45

KELLY, Harry Garnet

Registration number

1726928

Artist/maker

KELLY, Harry Garnet

Printer

L.H.Q Cartographic Company. Aust Survey Corps

Title

Poster, The Jap will get you first

Production date

c1939-45

Medium

photolithograph on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

41 x 28 cm

Inscriptions

THE JAP WILL GET / YOU / first / IF YOU NEGLECT / TO PROTECT / DRIVING BANDS / OF SHELLS.../ Result / DAMAGE TO GUN BORES / INACCURATE SHOOTING / LIFT SHELLS AND KEEP / GRUMMETS IN POSITION / DON''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''T REMOVE SHELLS / UNTIL READY FOR USE / CORRECT STACKING / PROTECTS DRIVING BANDS / ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY REPAIRS & TRANSPORT / Ammo poster No 18 / LHQ Misc 6384

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

World War II, WWII, poster, ammunition, shells

Summary

This workplace poster would have been produced during the second world war. No. 6 of a series of posters produced by L.H.Q designed to stress the vital necessity for the care and preservation of ammunition during storage, handling and transport.