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title: Don't throw away ammunition! The long stubs thrown away in one month would weld 120 tanks
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/dont-throw-away-ammunition-120-tanks-1942/
description: 'Workplace conservation poster: Uncle Sam in a star-spangled vest rests a hand on a welder, who holds an electrode holder, and points at the stub.'
section: Collection
---

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# Don't throw away ammunition! The long stubs thrown away in one month would weld 120 tanks

Workplace conservation poster: Uncle Sam in a star-spangled vest rests a hand on a welder, who holds an electrode holder, and points at the stub. The headline treats leftover welding rod as ammunition, and the caption gives one selected figure, 120 tanks a month. The techniques are transfer (Uncle Sam's authority) and card-stacking (one chosen statistic, unsourced).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

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

```
DON'T THROW AWAY
AMMUNITION!
The long stubs thrown away in
one month would weld 120 tanks
[signature: c.c.beall]
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-480630
[imprint:] WAR PRODUCTION BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.
```

[← 'Don't thrash your vehicle!' (Australian vehicle-maintenance poster)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/dont-thrash-your-vehicle-australia-1942/) [Don't throw away ammunition! The long stubs thrown away in one month would weld six ships →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/dont-throw-away-ammunition-six-ships-1942/)

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