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A woman lagging a hot-water tank. Colour lithograph.
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- 38540i
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Description
The woman is made up and wears an orange short-sleeved top with puffed shoulders and slit sleeves and neck: an attempt to glamourise an unglamorous task?
Publication/Creation
[London] : Issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power : Printed for H.M. Stationery Office (Watford and London : Greycaines)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in orange, grey and black ; sheet 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Lettering
Làg' to keep heat in! Lagging pipes and tanks keeps water hot and saves fuel ; lagging 25 gall. tank may save as much as one ton of fuel a year. Lagging gives more even clothes-airing ; Binght
Creator/production credits
Artist's signature indistinct: Binght? Bright?
Lettering note
Bears reference no.: 51-9224
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 38540i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores