Kōrero: Haythornthwaite, William Carleton (Bill)

The new Morris Eight

A cartoon representation of a car cresting over a ridge into a halo of bright orange light. The caption reads: ‘Just arrived! Brilliant new Morris Eight. See it – drive it today!’

The new Morris Eight explodes into public consciousness in this vivid 1939 advertisement by graphic designer Bill Haythornthwaite. 

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by W. Haythorn-thwaite Ltd

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Kate Jordan. 'Haythornthwaite, William Carleton (Bill)', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/6h11/haythornthwaite-william-carleton (accessed 9 December 2023)