{"product_id":"aer-lingus-fokker-friendship-ireland-1955","title":"Aer Lingus, Fokker Friendship, Ireland, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and very fine original vintage poster from the 1950s promoting the airline Aer Lingus and showing a Fokker Friendship flying over Dublin airport, with the tagline 'Coming!' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e 91cm x 61cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. Unusually, this poster is printed on a thin plastic sheet. There is slight discolouration at the top of the image. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you would like to know more please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact us\" href=\"https:\/\/poster-finds.co.uk\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Irish carrier was the first to fly the 32-seat F-27 Friendship in 1958 and the model went on to worldwide commercial success. The poster, dated 1955 by the artist, aims to generate excitement ahead of the delivery of the new planes. The view of Dublin airport beneath includes the original terminal building, an award-winning design by the architect Desmond FitzGerald that is still standing today, albeit in transformed surroundings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e The signature reads simply 'Ward'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter\u003c\/strong\u003e Ormond Printing Co, Dublin \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poster Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43638984704169,"sku":"1049","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1219\/9924\/files\/IMG_2167.jpg?v=1707522403","url":"https:\/\/poster-finds.com\/products\/aer-lingus-fokker-friendship-ireland-1955","provider":"Poster Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}