The tank tour. Buy national war bonds (f5 to f5000) and war savings certificates 15/6 / McLagan & Cumming, Edinr. (E). – Historic Print
![The tank tour. Buy national war bonds (f5 to f5000) and war savings certificates 15/6 / McLagan & Cumming, Edinr. (E)., Edinburgh : Scottish War Savings Committee, [1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2c/2c565d4534f7-L.webp)
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The tank tour. Buy national war bonds (f5 to f5000) and war savings certificates 15/6 / McLagan & Cumming, Edinr. (E). comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The tank tour. Buy national war bonds (f5 to f5000) and war savings certificates 15/6 / McLagan & Cumming, Edinr. (E).
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Few wartime posters pair a tank with a savings appeal as directly as this Edinburgh lithograph, which promises bonds from £5 to £5,000 and certificates at 15 shillings sixpence. The Scottish War Savings Committee issued it in 1918, when Britain financed its war effort partly through public borrowing, and the tank was a fresh, eye-catching symbol of the new armored weapon. The printer, McLagan & Cumming of Edinburgh, was a established Scottish firm, and the poster's color and bold lettering show how wartime appeals were designed to be read quickly from a street wall.
| Created / published | Edinburgh : Scottish War Savings Committee, [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | (1157) WT. 4127. 20M. 8-18. Issued by the Scottish War Savings Committee, 90 Princes Street, Edinburgh. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--Scotland--1910-1920. Tanks (Military science)--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,032 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1674_The_tank_tour_Buy_natio_1918 |
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