Posted on 01/17/2022 7:58:08 AM PST by mairdie
A fascinating collection of 1920s 'life-coaching' posters which were designed to encourage good behaviour in the workplace have come to light.
They were produced by the now-defunct print company Parker-Holladay who created the well-dressed character Bill Jones to dispense pearls of wisdom and have emerged for sale for £3,000 with Ewbank's Auctions, of Woking, Surrey.
The 'productivity at work' posters were placed in factories and offices across Britain and carried messages about self-control and avoiding confrontation. They were so successful that they were used in America and Canada.
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Well, there’s a name I haven’t seen in a while.
Hope you’re doing well.
Now I’m tempted to see if I can find one of the old posters I snagged from IBM back in the 80’s.
There’s a few on the walls here. I’ve got a computer history playlist on YouTube if you remember any of my old videos.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYTtL1FB2XCphoR3BCIszdSlRFSQAOMPs
So many old friends. One of my favorites is from the old X3J13 Common Lisp group meeting. Good people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvU3pJbZBj0
Doing quite well. Locked down, but healthy and happy. Writing and making music videos, so life is good. Hope you’re alright. Write privately!
Mary
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