Object number
M.2012.53
Title
England vs West Indies, First Test Match
Date
1939 - 1939
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Size
Ht x W: 25 x 31cm
Description
Lonndon Transport coloured lithograph advertising the test match. The image depicts a pair of padded gloved hands catching a red cricket ball with the two bails and the very top of the wickets in the bottom right corner. The words are written in green and black. First Test Match, Lord’s // England vs West Indies // June 24 26 27 // Station Lords or by bus or coach.
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Waterlow and Sons, who printed this poster, was established in 1810 and become one of the country’s largest printers of stamps and bank notes as well as more general printing. It printed more pictorial posters for London Transport than any other printer.
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