Poster; Or take the Tube, by Nick Hardcastle, 1987.

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Reference number	1989/102
Description	This witty poster was commissioned by the Underground in 1987. The illustration is by Nick Hardcastle, who won an award for his design. The fleet of black snails crawl along at Taxi pace, encouraging passengers to take the Tube.
Artist	Nick Hardcastle
Dates	1987
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	887/23436/400/(2910B)
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Taxis Snails London's transport system Taxi Sub-surface railways Tube
Completeness	83% 83% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Or take the Tube
  Text	Or take the tube

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Nick Hardcastle, 1987
  Printer	Cullum Litho Ltd,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1987