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Charles Paine
Vintage Poster Charles Paine Lend to Defend 1940 National Savings World War II

c.1943

$630.94
£450
€534.67
CA$861.05
A$958.86
CHF 499.03
MX$11,822.57
NOK 6,355.54
SEK 5,973.59
DKK 3,989.32
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To see our other vintage propaganda posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller". Charles Paine (1895-1967) Lend to Defend – count every penny, every penny counts (1940) Lithograph 76.5 x 51 cm (30 x 20 in) Published by H.M. Stationery Office, printed by Vincent, Brooks Day & Son Ltd., London Provenance: the family of the artist. This poster is a very striking image of a field gun, where the wheel is illustrated as an old penny. The reader of the poster is exhorted to lend his spare cash to the Government in order that the Government can spend it on armaments in order to win the Second World War
  • Creator:
    Charles Paine (1895 - 1967, British)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1943
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 29.53 in (75 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU79537282602

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