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title: Good Arc Welders Watch - Good Welds Help Win the War!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-good-arc-welders-watch-ministry-of-supply-1939/
description: Four cartoon welders beside arrows labelled correct current, angle of electrode, arc length and rate of travel give technical instructions.
section: Collection
---

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# Good Arc Welders Watch - Good Welds Help Win the War!

Four cartoon welders beside arrows labelled correct current, angle of electrode, arc length and rate of travel give technical instructions, with a voltage chart and a note advertising a six-reel film. The slogan 'Good welds help win the war!' links a workshop skill to the national war aim (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
GOOD ARC WELDERS WATCH-

CORRECT CURRENT
ANGLE OF ELECTRODE
ARC LENGTH
RATE OF TRAVEL

GOOD WELDS HELP WIN THE WAR!

THE INSIDE OF ARC WELDING
A 16 mm technicolour and sound film (running time 1 hour) is available for showing in works and engineering societies
Reel 1 Fundamentals of Arc Welding
Reel 2 Welding in the flat position
Reel 3 Welding in the horizontal position
Reel 4 Alternating current welding
Reel 5 Welding in the vertical position
Reel 6 Welding in the overhead position
Enquiries to Advisory Service on Welding, Berkeley Court, W.1

MINISTRY OF SUPPLY No 79
PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY FLEMINGS, LEICESTER. 51-3760.
```

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