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title: Salvage Bones to make Glycerine for Explosives, Glue for Aircraft
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-salvage-bones-glycerine-glue-1941/
description: A photograph of an airman at the guns of an aircraft sits under the headline 'Salvage Bones to make', with arrows labelled 'Glycerine for Explosives'
section: Collection
---

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# Salvage Bones to make Glycerine for Explosives, Glue for Aircraft

A photograph of an airman at the guns of an aircraft sits under the headline 'Salvage Bones to make', with arrows labelled 'Glycerine for Explosives' and 'Glue for Aircraft'. The pilot's combat picture is attached to a household kitchen chore, and the arrows state the material-to-weapon chain; a blank panel is left for a local committee telephone number.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Salvage
BONES
to make

GLYCERINE FOR EXPLOSIVES
GLUE FOR AIRCRAFT

GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL SALVAGE COMMITTEE

ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL SALVAGE OFFICE, OTTAWA, UNDER AUTHORITY OF HONOURABLE J. T. THORSON, MINISTER OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES. Printed in Canada. FB-2E
```

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