Crikey! That’s Shell – That was!

Shell poster number 381, Crikey That's Shell that was! Loch Ness Monster by John Reynolds. Cartoon of Loch Ness Monster appearing to be two headed as it watches a car speed by, all that remains are it's exhaust fumes. The sign by the Loch reads 'To Knock Less'.

Key facts

  • Catalogue Number

    381

  • Title

    Crikey! That’s Shell – That was!

  • Date

    1933

  • Artist

    John Reynolds

John Reynolds (1909–1935) was a book illustrator and cartoonist, best known for his illustrations of 1066 And All That (1930). It was he who changed the poster slogan from That’s Shell – That Is! to the more popular That’s Shell – That Was!

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