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title: Do you have any bright ideas to help war production?
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/do-you-have-any-bright-ideas-war-production-1942/
description: 'Suggestion-drive poster for war plants: a cartoon light bulb reads a handwritten letter beginning ''Dear Company'' proposing a production improvement.'
section: Collection
---

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# Do you have any bright ideas to help war production?

Suggestion-drive poster for war plants: a cartoon light bulb reads a handwritten letter beginning 'Dear Company' proposing a production improvement, with a radiating filament halo and a plugged-in cord. The text asks workers for 'YOUR IDEAS to-day to speed up victory for Uncle Sam'. The bulb stands for 'bright idea'; the technique is faint, with friendly cartoon and victory language doing the persuading.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

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

```
DO YOU HAVE ANY
BRIGHT IDEAS
TO HELP WAR PRODUCTION?
Dear Company,
I have a suggestion
for improving our
production in
[illegible scribble lines]
We need YOUR IDEAS to-day
TO SPEED UP VICTORY
FOR UNCLE SAM
Please Turn in Your Suggestions NOW!
[signature:] Hamill
[imprint:] Copyright 1942, by J. P. Seeburg Corp.
```

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