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title: More Zinc! More Shells!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/more-zinc-more-shells-uk-1939/
description: Two smiling, stripped-to-the-waist men in steel helmets carry artillery shells on their shoulders beneath 'More zinc!'.
section: Collection
---

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# More Zinc! More Shells!

Two smiling, stripped-to-the-waist men in steel helmets carry artillery shells on their shoulders beneath 'More zinc!', with a small inset of a smelter worker pouring molten metal, and 'More shells!' below. The tell is plain folks: working men are shown as cheerful shell-carriers, and zinc output is tied directly to shell supply.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
MORE ZINC!
MORE SHELLS!
```

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