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Auction History Result

2a0323 MATCH MAY BE DOWN BUT NOT OUT 22x28 English public service poster 1928 Bill Jones art, rare!

Date Sold 4/17/2022
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An Unfolded English Motivational Poster (measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

A Match May Be Down But Not Out, the 1928 English workplace safety public service announcement poster ("Put it out before it puts us out") created by the Parker-Holladay Company to warn workers of the dangers of improperly disposing of matches, and featuring Bill Jones artwork of a careless (and borderline criminal) man tossing a lit match over his shoulder towards flammable material, likely starting a fire. Note that this poster predates the U.S.'s Smokey Bear campaign by two decades!
Artist: Bill Jones
Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this English public service announcement poster!

Condition: very good. The poster was never folded but it was slightly roughly handled while it was rolled and it has some faint partial horizontal creases. It also has a tiny tape repair on back of the top border and a tiny tape repair and a slightly larger tape repair on back of the bottom border. Otherwise it is in pretty nice condition!
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