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title: Save Waste Bones - they make glue for aircraft and are used for explosives
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-save-waste-bones-gardiner-1942/
description: A black bomber flies over two falling bombs under the headline 'Save Waste Bones', with the text 'they make glue for aircraft' and 'are used
section: Collection
---

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# Save Waste Bones - they make glue for aircraft and are used for explosives

A black bomber flies over two falling bombs under the headline 'Save Waste Bones', with the text 'they make glue for aircraft' and 'are used for explosives'. The picture attaches the prestige and urgency of the air war to a household chore (transfer), and the closing line sends readers to a local committee.

## 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

```
Save
WASTE
BONES
- they make qlue for AIRCRAFT
...and are used for EXPLOSIVES...
GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL COMMITTEE
ISSUED BY PUBLIC INFORMATION, FOR NATIONAL SALVAGE OFFICE, OTTAWA; UNDER AUTHORITY OF HON. J. G. GARDINER, MINISTER OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES.
```

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