Motivational posters have been found to increase productivity and improve social behaviour through strong messages and powerful designs. We've picked 10 of our original vintage posters that were issued during the 1920s for display in workplaces to promote better work ethic and efficiency (click on the images for more information):
Excuses are poor substitutes for results Apologists are strong on promises but weak on performance Bill Jones / Would you give your work your stamp of approval Real workers know the pride of accomplishment and are proud to say I did it Bill Jones 
British And proud of it Make every job a standard for others to follow Bill Jones / Teamwork means goals Combined effort seldom loses Join in Help win Be in Bill Jones 
Das gehort nicht in die Arbeitszeit That doesn't belong during the working hours Doval / Fur den der immer wieder versucht gibt es kein unmoglich For the one who keeps trying nothing is impossible Doval 
Hoflichkeit Bricht Den Widerstand Du brauchst nicht zu kriechen um hoflich zu sein Courtesy Breaks Resistance You don't need to crawl to be polite Doval / What's your score Your whole heart in the job gets the results that make you a winner Everybody likes the snappy worker 
Spick and Span Shipshape working place Shipshape results Shipshape record How's It With You / Out In Front Trailers lose what leaders win To get ahead be ahead
Browse our website for more original vintage posters issued to motivate the workplace as well as propaganda posters issued as a call to action during WWI and WWII to encourage civilians to help on the home front. We also have a selection of health and safety posters from around the world; click here for our feature on accident prevention and road safety posters issued by RoSPA.
All our original vintage posters are available to view and purchase online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery at:
AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
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