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Lot 371

Set of 8 work incentive / motivation posters.

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

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Set of 8 work incentive / motivation posters. American, ca. 1950s. Color posters, with motivational messages and illustrations in the style popularized by Mather & Co., Chicago. Includes:

Horse-Play is Dangerous.

Better to Admit a Mistake and Correct it  - than be found out in the end!

Kind Treatment

Health is Wealth 

Worry Like a Rocking Chair / Gets You Nowhere

Time Is Money

Take Pride in Your Work

Let's Do the Job Carefully

Paper. Size of each approx. 25 1/4 x 20". 

Condition

Small tears and a few losses around edges. Overall, B+.

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