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Circa 1960's Endo Laboratories A Slip Of The Lip Can Sink A Ship Poster

"A slip of the lip can sink a ship. Don't discuss troop movements- ship sailings- war equipment"

Size: 14" wide by 21" tall
Condition: Near fine, slip edge curl, the poster has been rolled and stored. Please see images for details.

**NOTE**
The poster was photographed in a plastic sleeve to keep the image flat when photographed.

colorful glossy paper poster from the DuPont Endo Laboratories in Garden City New York made during the Vietnam War.
Front of the poster features an old fashioned WWII inspired image of a desperate sailor swimming away from a sinking ship
Bottom Right has "Endo Laboratories. Subsidiary of E.L. DuPont 1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530" with the oval Du Pont logo inset

"Security Of War Information

The council's "Loose lips sink ships" and "Keep it under your Stetson" ads were intended to remind Americans of the dangers of revealing too much information. The campaign start year: 1942"

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