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title: 'Wanted: Paper of All Kinds'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-wanted-paper-of-all-kinds-1942/
description: Large red 'WANTED PAPER of all kinds' type surrounds a tied bundle of newspapers, with slanted labels naming cartridge wads, bomb casings, shell tubes.
section: Collection
---

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[![Wanted: Paper of All Kinds, 1942 Canada poster: Large red 'WANTED PAPER of all kinds' type surrounds a tied bundle](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-wanted-paper-of-all-kinds-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-wanted-paper-of-all-kinds-1942.jpg)

# Wanted: Paper of All Kinds

Large red 'WANTED PAPER of all kinds' type surrounds a tied bundle of newspapers, with slanted labels naming cartridge wads, bomb casings, shell tubes, shell wads, depth charge casings and ammunition cartons. The labels turn household waste paper into named munitions, and the foot line sends readers to their local salvage 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

```
WANTED
PAPER
of all kinds

CARTRIDGE WADS
BOMB CASINGS
SHELL TUBES
SHELL WADS
DEPTH CHARGE CASINGS
AMMUNITION CARTONS

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.  PS-2E
```

[← Un mot de trop... un vaisseau de moins. Soyez discrets! \[One word too many... one ship fewer. Be discreet!\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-un-mot-de-trop-soyez-discrets-1942/) [Warning: The Sharp Ears of Enemy Agents Are Always Listening for Scraps of Information →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-warning-sharp-ears-of-enemy-agents-1942/)

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