Herring Drifters North Sea Empire Marketing BoardOriginal vintage poster issued by the Empire Marketing Board (EMB 1926 1933): Herring Drifters In The North Sea featuring stunning artwork by the British painter, illustrator and poster artist Charles Pears (1873 1958) depicting fishermen on steam drifter fishing boats with tall funnels and mizzen sails throwing long fishing nets into the sea lit up by the starry sky above. Printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Roberts & Leete Ltd London. Horizontal.