This fun little pinback, manufactured in the US, originally had a piece of red cotton thread attached to the lever on Uncle Sam’s hip. When you pull it Hitler’s head was raised as though he was being hung from the tree. Just wonderful!
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Hang Hitler Propaganda Pinback
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags United States, WW2 on September 12, 2013 by The DudeHitler Hate Club Badge #2
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags United Kingdom, WW2 on September 9, 2013 by The Dude
This is the second of the badges of this type I have. This badge, depicting a lion attacking a snake with Hitler’s head, obviously belongs to some obscure British jingoist “club”. A lot of Home Front propaganda items were produced in the first year of the war, partly to stir up pro-war fervour, mostly to generate a profit. The badge has the words “Protected Design” on the rear. Despite using my l33t googling skills I have not been able to discover an origin for the badge. This example is intended for women as it has the pinback attachment. There is a men’s buttonhole version as well.
Large British Propaganda Ashtray
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Enoch Boulton, Fieldings, United Kingdom, WW2 on August 15, 2013 by The DudeThis is another one of a series of faux chamber pots put out by imitators of Fieldings of Staffordshire, England. Made early in 1939 to take advantage of the, then recent, “Violation of Poland” by Hitler’s armies. It is much larger in size than the other examples I have here. On the back of the inside rim it says ‘What would you do chums?”.
Inside is a caricature image of Hitler, this one not by David Low, the cartoonist responsible for the Hitler images on the other pots. They got some stick for these pots as they were plainly mini-chamber pots and they were accused of poor taste. This one has Ash Tray stamped rather prominently on the front, I am guessing in an attempt at deniability.
Anti-Mussolini Propaganda Pot
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Enoch Boulton, Fieldings, Mussolini, United Kingdom, WW2 on August 11, 2013 by The DudeThis is the fourth one of a series of faux chamber pots put out by Fieldings of Staffordshire, England. On the front it says ‘Wop No. 1” and “Albania-Taranto-Bardia”. On the rear it says “We’ve got him on the run″. Inside is a cartoon image of Mussolini. The design is a tongue in cheek one executed by the outstanding designer Enoch Boulton. These pots were viewed as being a little bad taste at the time, especially the ultra-rare large one that rotated on a wooden base and played “Rule Britannia”. I truly wish I could find that one someday. The date of this piece is sometime between November and December 1940 since this is when Bardia fell to General Wavell and the Italian Fleet was torpedoed at Taranto. These Mussolini ones are much harder to find than the Hitler ones.
Hitler Hate Club Badge
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags United Kingdom, WW2 on August 10, 2013 by The DudeThis badge, depicting a lion attacking a snake with Hitler’s head, obviously belongs to some obscure British jingoist “club”. A lot of Home Front propaganda items were produced in the first year of the war, partly to stir up pro-war fervour, mostly to generate a profit. The badge has the words “Protected Design” on the rear. Despite using my l33t googling skills I have not been able to discover an origin for the badge. This example is intended for men as it has the buttonhole attachment. There is a women’s pinback version as well.
US Anti-Japanese Propaganda Record
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on August 10, 2013 by The DudeThis 78 RPM record is an example of the US groundswell of anti-Japanese propaganda that appeared directly after Pearl Harbour in 1941. This record has two songs by Carson Robison, on side A “We’re Gonna Have To Slap The Dirty Little Jap” and on the b-side “Remember Pearl Harbour”. I have the sheet music for the first song here.
British Anti-Hitler Po Pot
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags David Low, Enoch Boulton, Fieldings, United Kingdom, WW2 on July 27, 2013 by The DudeThis is the third one of a series of faux chamber pots put out by Fieldings of Staffordshire, England early in 1939 to take advantage of the, then recent, “Violation of Poland” by Hitler’s armies. It is slightly larger in size than the other example I have. On the front it says ‘Flip Your Ashes On Old Nasty” and “The Violation of Poland”. On the rear it says “Gets-a-po″. Inside is a cartoon image of Hitler, probably by David Low, a prominent political cartoonist of the period. The design is a tongue in cheek one executed by the outstanding designer Enoch Boulton. These pots were viewed as being a little bad taste at the time, especially the ultra-rare large one that rotated on a wooden base and played “Rule Britannia”. I truly wish I could find that one someday.
Anti-Nazi Ashtray
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags David Low, Enoch Boulton, Fieldings, United Kingdom, WW2 on June 29, 2013 by The DudeThis is another one of a series of faux chamber pots put out by imitators of Fieldings of Staffordshire, England early in 1939 to take advantage of the, then recent, “Violation of Poland” by Hitler’s armies. It is slightly larger in size than the other example I have. On the front it says ‘Chums, what would you do?”. Inside is a cartoon image of Hitler, this time not by David Low. The design is a tongue in cheek one imitating the more common Fieldings designs. These are not as well executed as the Fieldings/Crown Lynn ones.
Slap-A-Jap Membership Card
Posted in Paper, Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on June 29, 2013 by The DudeIn late 1941, the American Legion, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, formed the “Slap-A-Jap Club”. The public was encouraged to join by purchasing one 25c Defense Stamp per week for the duration of the war. This card below is the membership card for that club.
New Zealand WW1 Patriotic Tokens
Posted in Medallions & Badges, Propaganda Items with tags New Zealand, WW1 on June 9, 2013 by The Dude
These are three identical patriotic tokens manufactured in New Zealand immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914. On the obverse is stamped “Patriotic New Zealand“. On the reverse is stamped “European War August 1914” and a quote from Nelson “England expects every man to do his duty“.
Anti-Japanese Propaganda Sheet Music
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 12, 2013 by The DudeThis is the sheet music for a wonderful little ditty named “We’re Gonna Have to Slap, The Dirty Little Jap, And Uncle Sam’s the Guy Who Can Do It“. It was written by Bob Miller and performed in December 1941 by Carlson Robison. I have the record here somewhere also.
Here are the words by the way…
We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
We’ll skin the streak of yellow from this sneaky little fellow
And he’ll think a cyclone hit him when he’s thru it
We’ll take the double crosser to the old woodshed
We’ll start on his bottom and go to his head
When we get thru with him he’ll wish that he was dead
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap
We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
The Japs and all their hooey will be changed into chop suey
And the rising sun will set when we get thru it
Their alibi for fighting is to save their face
For ancestors waiting in celestial space
We’ll kick their precious face down to the other place
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap
We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
We’ll murder Hirohito, massacre that slob Benito
Hang’em with that Shickle gruber when we’re thru it
We’ll search the highest mountain for the tallest tree
To build us a hanging post for the evil three
We’ll call in all our neighbors, let’em know their free
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap
Slap That Jap Badge
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 9, 2013 by The DudeThis is another U.S. propaganda item made right after Pearl Harbor. The words “Slap That Jap” may be a reference to a popular song of the time (I have the sheet music elsewhere on this site, yes it’s terrible).
Jap Hunting License
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 8, 2013 by The DudeThe attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 unleashed a vicious and visceral anti-Japanese racism. Badges like this were common and played to the “Ugly American”. Later on in the Pacific War it was the memory of this kind of nod to otherness that led to the ear collectors of Saipan.
British Propaganda Ashtray
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags David Low, Enoch Boulton, Fieldings, United Kingdom, WW2 on April 14, 2013 by The DudeThis is one of a series of faux chamber pots put out by Fieldings of Staffordshire, England early in 1939 to take advantage of the, then recent, “Violation of Poland” by Hitler’s armies. It is tiny in size, less than 5cm in diameter. On the front it says ‘Flip Your Ashes On Old Nasty” and “The Violation of Poland”. On the rear it says “Jerry No1”. Inside is a cartoon image of Hitler, probably by David Low, a prominent political cartoonist of the period. The design is by the outstanding designer Enoch Boulton.
Kiwi Medals 