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title: Manpower lost in 1941 - shop accidents deprived our fighting forces of
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/manpower-lost-in-1941-weinbrenner/
description: Yellow poster with a four-row table of 'extra' warships, bombers, fighters and tanks said to be lost to shop accidents, each row with a small silhouette.
section: Collection
---

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# Manpower lost in 1941 - shop accidents deprived our fighting forces of

Yellow poster with a four-row table of 'extra' warships, bombers, fighters and tanks said to be lost to shop accidents, each row with a small silhouette, above the slogan STAY ON THE JOB. The tell is card-stacking: lost working time is translated into counts of weapons, and no source or method is printed for the figures.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Text on the object

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

```
MANPOWER LOST IN 1941-
SHOP ACCIDENTS DEPRIVED OUR
FIGHTING FORCES OF:
7 extra Battleships
3,750 extra Heavy Bombers
7,500 extra Fighter Planes
11,250 extra Light Tanks
for Victory's Sake-
STAY ON THE JOB!
[imprint: COPYRIGHT, INC. MANDEL ENGRAVING CO. & ART STUDIOS, INC., MILWAUKEE, WIS.]
[imprint: LITHO IN U. S. OF A.]
Nations Fall When Workers Stall
EMPLOYEE PRIZE WINNING SLOGAN
ALBERT H. WEINBRENNER CO. MILWAUKEE * MARSHFIELD * MERRILL * ANTIGO
```

[← Manila - Bataan scorched](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/manila-bataan-scorched-1941/) [Met Duitschland voor een vrij Nederland (NSB film end card) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/met-duitschland-voor-een-vrij-nederland-1941/)

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