Czechoslovakian safety poster
Katapult Petrol | Czechoslovakia | 1955
£250- description
- Original vintage Czechoslovak safety poster
- country
- Czechoslovakia
- artist
- F. Freiwillig
- year
- 1955
- condition
- A+ | Mint condition - Almost no sign of use or handling.
- dimensions
- 59 x 42 / 23" x 16.5"
- technique
- Offset lithography
- carbon footprint
- Approximately 67kg. Read more.
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