Buy British EMB Empire Marketing Board Austin Cooper

£750.00

Original vintage Empire Marketing Board poster issued to encourage British citizens to help their own economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods. Great design by the notable illustrator and poster designer Austin Cooper (1890-1964) featuring stylised white text on a red and black background: The British Empire at Home & Beyond the Seas offers you the resources of a quarter of the world "Buy British" and so Employ British workers by Land and Sea. The Empire Marketing Board (EMB 1926-1933) was formed to promote intra-Empire trade. Printed for HM Stationery Office by Johnson Riddle, London. Large size. Horizontal. Good condition, restored folds, restored pinholes, marks, backed on linen.

Country

UK

Year

1930s

Style

Travel Posters

Artist

Austin Cooper

Size (cm)

154x103