Make-do & Mend Poster, WWII

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Imperial War Museums
published on 19 June 2024
Make-do & Mend Poster, WWII Download Full Size Image

A British Board of Trade poster encouraging people to make-do and mend old clothes rather than buy new ones, thus saving on resources. Clothes were one of many restricted items during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

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Museums, I. W. (2024, June 19). Make-do & Mend Poster, WWII. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19128/make-do--mend-poster-wwii/

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