WWII "FIGHT TALK" GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION POSTER BOOK.
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$189.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #205 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1426 in auction 205
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Item Description
9x12-1/8" hardcover copyright 1945 with 120 pages. Wraparound covers show US soldiers storming a beach. Blank page near end has applied paper label with text "General Cable Corporation Presents Book No.971 Designed By Its Own Staff" including red ink stamp number. Includes over 30 full page high quality full color posters produced for patriotic inspiration. Posters were commissioned by General Cable and used in their plants and offices but many were also distributed nationally. Illustrators include C.C. Beall and John Clymer. Back of book includes photos of Company E-Flag Award ceremonies and factory workers. Posters in book are in chronological order running between February 1942 and 1945. Covers are worn around edges, cloth covered spine has 1" split at bottom and a few small tears at top. Overall covers Good, contents clean and VF. Some classic images. This is likely the only poster compendium done by any corporation during WWII.
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