Details

Gorgeous 1956 British Railways poster by Elt Spencer printed for the USA and Canada. Bright original colours. Good condition, minor losses on margins.

Vintage Seekers says

Trains were still steam-powered in Britain in the 1950s, and it was considered pointless to invest in modernising them. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was famously told that it would be a waste of money "bolstering up an obsolete form of transport". Therefore, advertising for foreign travellers was bold, colourful and designed to make the Victorian railways look modern and attractive.

Handpicked by Vintage Seekers

This item was selected by the Retronaut aka Chris Wild in his Vintage Seekers top picks:

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