Give Him The Best You've Got: 1942

It looks to be some sort of water-cooled heavy machine gun in a fixed position or a vehicle - possibly used as an anti-aircraft gun, but that part is just a guess. The hoses would carry the cooling liquid into and out of the jacket surrounding the barrel of the gun. Over heating would distort the barrel so water cooling was one way of dealing with it. The hoses and the nature of the mount suggest a fixed position or even a ship, while the planes in the background of the poster suggest that it was used as some sort of anti-aircraft gun. Of course whether such a gun ever existed outside of the mind of the artist is questionable.

What is that object in the poster? He does look a little like Macy but I think it would be his grandpa.

Thanks Ken, another great image by my father that I haven't seen. He liked to use words with pictures and actually has a book by the same name. This is a great example of that technique. Eve

They sure do look alike.

I didn't know that William H Macy was that old!

I didn't know William H Macy was that old!