Museum Objects Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
First World War Poster Collection |
Catalogue Number |
1996.100.237 |
Maker |
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee |
Title |
Why aren't You in Kahki? You'll be Wanted - Enlist at Once |
Date |
1915 |
Object Name |
Poster, Recruitment |
Description |
First World War period British recruitment propaganda lithograph poster, text only with background of olive green with a white centre circle. The text is: 'WHY AREN'T - YOU - IN KHAKI? - YOU'LL BE WANTED. - ENLIST AT ONCE.' At the base of the poster: 'PUBLISHED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE, LONDON.-POSTER No. 65. PRINTED BY JAS. TRUSCOTT AND SON LTD., SUFFOLK LANE, LONDON, E.C.' Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in 1915 as poster no.65. |
Dimensions |
H-76 W-50 cm |
Event |
First World War (1914-1918) |
Place of Origin |
London/England/United Kingdom |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Acquisition |
Collected by the McLean Museum, Greenock |
Search Terms |
British Army JAS Truscott & Son Ltd., printers, London Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London |