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.


Thye next item is the heating system…
Urgent call to cut consumption of gas and electricity
gas makes the most of Britain's wealth
gas makes the most of Britain's wealth
Save fuel for the factories
Make fuel efficiency the basis of your industrial economy. New textbook
…For safety's sake wear something white
Rationing of Clothing, Cloth, Footwear and knitting wool has begun
A big push on exports…will bring the imports we need
Factory coal orgent announcement
The Town and Country Planning Act, 1947
If you want to change your coal merchant
Save fuel for the factories
If the board met in the boiler house…
Save fuel for battle
When room is warm switch fire 'down' or 'off'
Save fuel for battle
The Minister of Fuel and Power speaks to factory mamagements
The National Duty of MAKING DO
We must save more fuel for battle!