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alanbenn
18-10-2008, 17:48
As there appears to be a few avid collectors of postcards I thought I would post this small collection of pin-up postcards.

They were very popular during ww2 and many notable artists contributed to the cause. They depicted pin-up girls in various military guises, these are some with a naval or nautical connection.

Don't get too hot under the collar chaps.

Does anyone else collect these sort of things?

Regards
Alan
nigelweysom
18-10-2008, 18:02
I'm not a collector but they are worth looking at , thanks for posting them
Nigel
alanbenn
18-10-2008, 18:07
This 2nd batch of postcards show how the images were used to boost morale, several were used in recruitment campaigns.

In particular the artist Vargas painted numerous scantily clad women some with a military theme, most of his works were depicted as 'noseart' on the noses of US Bombers during WW2.

Regards
Alanhttp://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif
astraltrader
18-10-2008, 21:28
Great postcards Alan - I like to keep abreast of cards like these!:D
CYLLA
18-10-2008, 21:33
I do like this ,of course you can.........


in todays NAVY..

cylla
Wombat
12-11-2008, 09:33
Great cards, keep them coming.

Wombat,
(James).
alanbenn
19-11-2008, 11:06
After seeing the campaign poster earlier in the thread I thought I'd produce a couple for the forum Just for a giggle.......


The 1st one certainly warrants a closer inspection...http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

The 2nd got my timbers shivering....http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/images/icons/icon11.gif


Regards
Alan
astraltrader
19-11-2008, 11:33
Thanks alan.

Lost for words for a change!:)
mik43
19-11-2008, 11:43
Well done Alan, really superb work. May I suggest that you get your two efforts reproduced on some mugs and then sell them off to all readers of the forum with any profits going to an Armed Forces charity? I for one would be very happy to purchase one of each.
Regards
Mik
ps Terry lost words?? That's a first!! Only kidding - honest!!
astraltrader
19-11-2008, 11:48
Cheers Mik!
Actually not a bad idea about the mugs - put me down for 2 as well!
alanbenn
19-11-2008, 14:17
Well done Alan, really superb work. May I suggest that you get your two efforts reproduced on some mugs and then sell them off to all readers of the forum with any profits going to an Armed Forces charity? I for one would be very happy to purchase one of each.
Regards
Mik



Cheers guys, If enough people are interested I'll certainly look into it, it's a good idea...thanks for mentioning it.

Regards
Alan
Wombat
19-11-2008, 22:28
There’s a lot to be said for a pretty face.

My wife was a nurse when I met her, so she was my “first medical acquisition”. :D She used to say that a pretty face did more good than any surgeon or medicine.

You can put me down for two mugs, and just for once I won’t even mind the cost of postage. :)



Wombat,
(James).
alanbenn
29-09-2010, 22:29
Here's the latest additions to this thread.......

now if stokers looked like photo 2 you could come to like 'em:D:D


Regards
Alan
Wombat
29-09-2010, 23:19
Alan,

Those were the days when women were built like women :D
Excellent cards I thoroughly enjoyed them.

Wombat,
(James).
berry
30-09-2010, 10:18
terrific,misted me glasses up!
stick me down for a brace of mugs please,
regards
Sid
barracuda
30-09-2010, 14:59
Terrific, Alan. Cheered me up no end. Much better than page3. Mmmm, right; I'll just have a spray of my angina medicine and a little lie down.

Peter
Mitch Hinde
30-09-2010, 18:57
Great stuff, made an old man feel very tired. Put me down for a couple if they ever come to be.

Mitch Hinde
sheldon
30-09-2010, 21:29
Brilliant. I love those 40's & 50's Pin Ups
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BuntingBob
30-09-2010, 23:34
Only just found the thread. Excellent pics. Are my eyes getting worse or do I only see girls sporting American navy uniforms? I'll lay a pound to a pinch of navy snuff, that we ain't got WRNS in such scanty attire. (Stepping on dangerous ground here. The missus was a wren when I married her).
BuntingBob
30-09-2010, 23:35
ps. I'll definately buy a mug with Jenny scantily smiling.
alanbenn
01-10-2010, 15:35
Here's another couple of additions to the list.

Regards
Alan
alanbenn
01-10-2010, 15:41
Bob, I agree that you don't see British ones for some reason, would have thought with our sea-side humour postcards there would have been someone who decided to follow the American lead.

Anyhow, with that in mind I've adapted a couple of those already posted, then also re-created these to a Royal Navy theme.......hope you like them.


Regards
Alan
sheldon
01-10-2010, 20:07
Back to the USA
Clive 58
01-10-2010, 20:10
nice work there Alan.

btw, thanks for the postcard (not this type!) very pleased with it :)
alanbenn
01-10-2010, 20:12
Nice ones Sheldon, thanks for posting them.

There are lots and lots more of these but not all are military related.
I shall keep scouring in the hope of uncovering more beauties.....if you know what I mean:D


Regards
Alan
alanbenn
01-10-2010, 20:14
nice work there Alan.

btw, thanks for the postcard (not this type!) very pleased with it


Clive, thanks for the comments, pleased you liked the postcard, will let you know if I see any others.

Regards
Alan
sheldon
01-10-2010, 20:36
And a few more before I call it a night.

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alanbenn
02-10-2010, 18:31
With such a vast amount of these around I have taken the liberty of using a few that I thought would make great pin-ups for some of the Royal Navy ships.........what do you think?


Regards
Alan
steve roberts
02-10-2010, 18:48
Hi Alan.Very nice pics,made me glasses steam up(Plus SWMBO is not amused at them,No Sense of humour!!!:D:D) I doubt if any would be used in today's minute fleet.They would fall under the banner of sexist,and we can't upset the lady sailors!!!
Many Many Regards Steve.
Clive 58
02-10-2010, 21:39
Wot, No HMS Moon? ;)
sheldon
03-10-2010, 10:50
Not quite in the same catagory a the pin-ups but done by one of the artists featured as part of a recruiting drive in 1940

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alanbenn
03-10-2010, 11:02
Wot, No HMS Moon?


Ok Clive, hope this one is suitable.

This artwork was created by Earl Moran who worked with Marilyn Monroe when she was still known as Norma Jean, he did several paintings of her many of them nude.....not suitable for this site;)

The other photo is one of the stills from the photo-shoot that he created the painting from.

Regards
Alan
Clive 58
04-10-2010, 11:28
Alan,

Very nice - I was thinking we'd have a view of her stern! :)

Cheers,

Clive.
alanbenn
05-10-2010, 20:00
Alan,

Very nice - I was thinking we'd have a view of her stern! :)

Cheers,

Clive.


Did think about that Clive, but wouldn't that be a full moon?:p

Regards
Alan
Mitch Hinde
05-10-2010, 21:40
HI Alan

Can I download HMS Witch please? I think it is a picture of my mother in law as a teenager. She was born on 31st October, Halloween.

Mitch Hinde
alanbenn
06-10-2010, 14:19
HI Alan

Can I download HMS Witch please? I think it is a picture of my mother in law as a teenager. She was born on 31st October, Halloween.

Mitch Hinde


Blimey Mitch! Wished I'd known your mother-in-law as a tennager;)

Help yourself to the photo.

Regards
Alan
Vegaskip
06-10-2010, 15:27
Here's one which was 'stowed away in Jim's Ship Paintings'
more like reality!

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Note the High Heeled 'Steaming Boots'
Mitch Hinde
06-10-2010, 15:42
Hi Alan

Thanks for that. As soon as I figure out how to do it I will. Thank again.

Mitch Hinde
Mitch Hinde
06-10-2010, 19:20
Hi Alan
Figured it out, happiness is just a right click away. Thanks again.

Mitch Hinde
dayerb
07-10-2010, 15:09
Ah those were the days??
INVINCIBLE
07-10-2010, 17:01
Though not post cards the back of the classic in house journal ‘Flight Deck’ always had a Nautical but Nice pin-ups until it was stopped in 1977 (presumably because it was no longer PC!). Here is one at random – anybody recognise her? There was also a Flight Safety in house journal, which used to carry cartoons, which were even more nautical but nice (some drawn by Tugg I believe) – any ex FAA members with copies of ‘Flight Safety’?
alanbenn
07-10-2010, 18:20
Here's one which was 'stowed away in Jim's Ship Paintings'
more like reality!





Brilliant Jim, couldn't be anything else but a 'stoker' always knew there was something not right with them there 'grease monkeys' (slang for 'Stokers')

Regards
Alan
John Brown
07-10-2010, 22:08
Here is one at random – anybody recognise her?

Is it Jo Lumley?

Regards...John
INVINCIBLE
08-10-2010, 09:23
Is it Jo Lumley?

Regards...John

John,

Well done - absolutely right - clearly you still have your nautical eye!
Here is another Flight Deck cover, from 1968. The security classification refers to the house journal rather than the picture. Great shame they were not in colour.