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Auction History Result 5t0327 DON'T BE A JOB HOPPER 20x28 WWII war poster 1944 stick to your job, Walt Disney, ultra rare! Date Sold 1/16/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded World War II Poster (measures 20" x 28" [51 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Don't Be A Job Hopper, the 1944 U.S. World War II (WWII) Home Front Walt Disney poster ("Our soldiers are sticking to their guns, stick to your job!"; "War Manpower Commission") encouraging workers to avoid changing jobs in the hopes of making more money, and featuring art of a grasshopper holding a lunchbox and fistful of cash with a factory in the background. This poster is ironic, because business owners were not being patriotic in asking people to stay on their jobs. At this time in World War II, because there was such a labor shortage with so many men being off in the war, every big company had a shortage of qualified people, and they had been "raiding" other companies' top employees by offering them higher salaries. So to help businesses, the government pushed the idea that not switching jobs was patriotic! But that didn't help, so near the end of the war, Congress put caps on the wages in many industries, so that workers would no longer be able to leave for a higher salary! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have previously auctioned a smaller 14x20 example of this war poster (which sold for $805!), but we have NEVER before auctioned this 20x28 version! Condition: fair. The poster is in urgent need of restoration. It is separated on parts of most folds, with small paper loss at the top and bottom crossfolds and in parts of the borders, but only blank white paper is affected. There is some faint staining scattered throughout and a tape stain in each top corner. Obviously, this poster has real problems, but it is equally as obvious that a talented restorer can make it look great, and since the majority of its defects are in the borders, it will not require massive restoration, but bear all of the above in mind (and look closely at our super-sized image) before bidding on this really cool poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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