History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 2

User icon Taylor Kenkel
26 August 2022
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A file of newspaper adverts from the British government's publicity campaigns on saving coal and other commodities. Topics addressed in the adverts include the saving of fuel for the war effort by domestic and industrial consumers; restrictions on coal allowances; the increase of fuel efficiency in the use of coal, gas, and electricity for heating, lighting, and cooking; and the recruitment of fuel watchers in industry. Other topics covered include the need for overseas trade, including the export of machinery to cover imports of food supplies and raw materials; changes to the provision of clothing coupons, including special provisions for infants and industrial workers; the wearing of white by pedestrians for night-time road safety; air-raid precautions in the home; and post-war recruitment for the Civil Defence Services and the Regular and Territorial Armies. Publicity campaigns represented in the file include Firebomb Fritz; and the Battle for Fuel campaign.


…For safety's sake wear something white
Save fuel at Home. Save fuel at work.
Clothing Coupons. 24 from August 1st
House coal - what are the facts?
There's gold in grime!
Which of you gentlemen can say what this is for?
A ban on all forms of heating. An appeal to every man and woman in the country
Aren't you a little behind the times sir?…
The Battle for Fuel Communique No 30
bank fires with slack
Fuel Crisis - towards the way out
Now they're turning soldiers into citizens…
Coal supplies during May and June
Don't 'roar' the fuel away
The basic raw material of industry
This book brings safety right into your own home
Save fuel for the factories
Clothes and coupons
Clothing coupons. Valid on September 1st
Coal supplies during April, May and June 1943