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title: He owns the only eraser in the class
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/he-owns-the-only-eraser-1942/
description: Cartoon of schoolchildren walking arm in arm with one boy who is smiling, while others point and trail behind.
section: Collection
---

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# He owns the only eraser in the class

Cartoon of schoolchildren walking arm in arm with one boy who is smiling, while others point and trail behind. The caption 'He owns the only eraser in the class' implies he is popular because he has a scarce item, tied to the War Production Board's scrap and conservation drive. The technique is faint here; it works as an implied social-pressure message.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

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

```
P. S.
71
"He owns the only eraser in the class."
[signature:] O. SOGLOW
GPO 480631 - O - 42
BB-19.  War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board.
```

[← Having seen the quality of the work and of the workers on our production lines](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/having-seen-the-quality-of-the-work-1942/) [Healthy Bodies, Active Minds →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/healthy-bodies-active-minds-1942/)

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