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| Title | Accidents Sometimes Happen... | |
| Collection | Imperial War Museum: Posters of Conflict - The Visual Culture of Public Information and Counter Information | |
| Artist | Harrison, Nat | |
| Printer | J Weiner Ltd, 71/5 New Oxford Street, London WC1 | |
| Publisher/Sponsor | HMSO; Ministry of Aircraft Production | |
| Concept | civilian effort, civilian personnel, women / womens work, workers, entertainment, industry, cartoons, costume / fashion, health / safety | |
| Description | whole: the image is positioned in the upper two-thirds. The title and text are separate and placed along the top edge and in the lower third, in black, in red and in blue. All set against a white background and held within a red border. image: a full-length depiction of a magician, wearing robes and a turban, holding a saw in his right hand. He has just cut in half a young woman, lying concealed in a box, but the trick has gone wrong and bloods drips from the box and saw. The girl's mother runs onstage from behind a curtain, holding up her right hand and shouting. text: ACCIDENTS SOMETIMES HAPPEN .... NAT HARRISON. WORK CAREFULLY AVOID SCRAP MINISTRY OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON, W.C.1. 51-3824 |
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| Object | saw, turban | |
| Id Number Current Accession | IWM PST 14253 | |
| Location Creation Site | Great Britain | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 742 mm x 493 mm | |
| Material | lithograph on paper | |
| Format Series Notes | 51-3824. | |
| Event | WW2 British Home Front | |
| Related Country | Great Britain GB | |
| Text Language | English | |
| Rights | IWM reproduction right | |
| Style Period Period | 1939-1945 | |
| Production Method | lithograph in 6 plus colours | |
| Work Type | poster | |