Philco Corporation advertisement; "Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw!"

Philco Corporation advertisement; "Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw!"

Lewis, Ross A. (Ross Aubrey), 1902-1977

10" x 14"

One of a series of advertisements by Philco drawn by leading editorial cartoonists in support of the war effort "as an inspiration to the men and women who are helping to produce the weapons of victory." The cartoon depicts the Axis leaders as monkeys facing an immense buzzsaw representing American production capabilities

Pg. 1

Additional posters in this series can be found at the "John Okolowicz collection of Philco News, RCA Good News, and advertisements" at the Hagley Digital Archives.

http://digital.hagley.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A2301532?page=2

1942-08-10

Lewis, Ross A. (Ross Aubrey), (1902-1977) was a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist (1935) for the Milwaukee Journal. He joined the Journal in 1925 and became its editorial cartoonist from 1932 until his retirement in 1967.

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Philco Corporation