You are wanted too! Join the ATS Original British WWII Poster
- ca 1940
- Foss (Jonathan 1910-1974)
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19 x 30 inches ~ (48 x 76 cm)$450
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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An early recruitment poster for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S) aimed to show how women could be just as much a part of the military war effort as men. The A.T.S. was the women's branch of the British Army. This female soldier is dressed in military uniform and her marching steps are echoed in the column of male soldiers marching in line behind. In reality, at the start of the war A.T.S members were mainly employed as cooks, cleaners and secretaries as they were banned from battle. Later in the war, members of the ATS were called on as radar operators and to form part of anti-aircraft crews
Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by A.C. Ltd, 51-2075
