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
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Director of Public Information for the National Salvage Office, Department of National War Services (Minister J. T. Thorson), Ottawa
- Region
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Mackenzie King Government
- Leader
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Canadian Crown copyright, 50 years from publication, expired; no URAA restoration)
National Salvage Office, Department of National War Services, Ottawa, 1941-1942. U.S. National Archives, RG 44.
Text on the object
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
