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| Title | Our Jungle Fighters Want Socks - Please Knit Now | |
| Collection | Imperial War Museum: Posters of Conflict - The Visual Culture of Public Information and Counter Information | |
| Artist | Games, Abram | |
| Printer | J Weiner Ltd, 71/5 New Oxford Street, London WC1 | |
| Publisher/Sponsor | HMSO | |
| Creator Date Of Birth | 1914 | |
| Creator Date Of Death | 1996 | |
| Concept | comforts, civilian effort, humorous, military personnel, uniform | |
| Description | whole: the image occupies the majority. the title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in black, and across the bottom edge, in red. The text is separate and placed across the bottom edge, in black. All set against a white background. image: a depiction of a pair of knitting needles with socks placed over their ends so that they look like legs. They 'walk' through a 'jungle' of wool. text: A. GAMES. OUR JUNGLE FIGHTERS WANT SOCKS PLEASE KNIT NOW FOR INFORMATION PATTERNS AND WOOL APPLY TO [blank] PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON. W.C.1. 51-1754 P.R. 124 |
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| Object | knitting needle, sock, wool | |
| Id Number Current Accession | IWM PST 2978 | |
| Location Creation Site | Great Britain | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 762 mm x 507 mm | |
| Format Series Notes | P.R. 124. 51-1754. A section at the foot of the poster has been left blank to allow for the addition of local details. | |
| Event | WW2 British Home Front | |
| Related Country | Great Britain GB | |
| Text Language | English | |
| Rights | IWM reproduction right | |
| Style Period Period | 1939-1945 | |
| Work Type | poster | |