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Now it's finished as a duster [it] will help make an army blanket

1 Jan 1943

195 All kinds of Rags are urgently needed because so much war equipment can be made from them . . . . uniforms, maps, gun - wadding, aero - engine wipers, surgical supplies, etc. START A RAG BAG Put in all scraps and bits that are themselves beyond repair and useless for repairing other clothes; remains of old cloth- ing, dusters, towels, sacking, canvas, old clothes-line, cord and string. Dirty, oily and paint-stained rags are wanted as well as clean ones. THAT OLD VEST —now it's finished as a duster— WlLL HELP MAKE AN ARMY BLANKET Put rags in a separate bundle ready for the Salvage Collector.
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/75
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.075
Keywords
Bedding Clothing Industrial Production Industry Munitions Salvage Textiles Wastage
Language
English
Note
Advert located on bottom half of page.
Organizations Discussed
British Army
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Rationing Supply Manufacturing Materials