Description:
Tram poster advertising Danuvia motorcycle. Danuvia was a new brand name, but the trademark itself was already well-known. Some called Danuvia as D-Csepel, as originally the Danuvia motorcycles were manufactured at Csepel. Csepel is one of the biggest islands on the Danube and 10% of it belongs to Budapest. The most important steel- and metal industry of the first half of the 20th century was located on Csepel Island where sewing-machines, stoves and bicycles were manufactured after World War I, but in the following decades they widened the range. In 1955 a part of the Pannonia motorbike factory moved from Csepel to Danuvia, and that’s where the new name is derived from.
The designer of the poster mixed drawing with photomontage: the photo of the motorcycle is surrounded by drawn man figures who are analyzing the motorcycle while the proud owner of the vehicle is sitting on it, wearing a helmet and smoking a cigarette.
