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Title | Broken Rungs Cause Broken Limbs | |
Collection | Eckersley Archive: University of the Arts London | |
Designer | Tom Eckersley | |
Date | 1940 | |
Description | The slogan is in black and storm blue at the header. A second slogan on a diagonal at the footer reads 'EXAMINE LADDERS [black text] BEFORE USE [brown text]'. The image is of a ladder with a broken rung, the surface has been textualised to look like wood. In the centre of the broken portion is a silhouette of a man, with a long shadow, on crutches. He is on a background of storm and sky blue. The background colour is white. Printed by, Loxley Bros Ltd. | |
Ref | TE/1/21/12 | |
Subject | Health and safety at work; advertising; a Accident prevention; graphic design | |
Measurements | 76cm by 50.5cm. | |
Material | Paper | |
Rights | RoSPA |
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