Description
Black and white 9 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ ad that illustrates the importance of gas in preparing some of the important machinery for the war effort. The ad features a drawing of a huge oven on the deck of a ship with several people standing and looking up at the open door The open door is exposing three battleship gun barrels that are sticking out. The ad headline informs us that “Battleship Turrets…baked like a Cake…with Gas!”. The ad text describes how gas is used in the production of turrets, tanks, guns, planes, ships and shells. It continues by reminding the housewife about how practical and economical Gas is for cooking so that everyone can realize just why Gas is used in the production of these heavy items.
Source: October 26, 1942 Life magazine.
