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title: Straight to the Point - Zinc!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/straight-to-the-point-zinc-uk-1939/
description: A goggled foundry worker lifts a ladle of molten metal behind a large artillery shell, under the words 'straight to the POINT' and 'ZINC!'.
section: Collection
---

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# Straight to the Point - Zinc!

A goggled foundry worker lifts a ladle of molten metal behind a large artillery shell, under the words 'straight to the POINT' and 'ZINC!'. The plain-folks tell is the ordinary worker at the furnace as the figure of the war effort, with the shell making zinc the link between his work and the front.

## 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

```
straight to the POINT
ZINC!
```

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