Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster – Antique Poster Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster
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Apples take center stage in this poster, which urges households to store and preserve their harvest so little goes to waste before winter. The phrase "Waste Not, Want Not" is an old saying, and posters like this were a familiar part of home-front food campaigns in the world wars, when families were asked to can, dry, and cellar surplus fruit to stretch supplies. Apples suited the message well, since a carefully stored crop could last for months after picking. Look closely at the lettering and the fruit to see how such campaigns tried to make everyday thrift feel like a civic duty.
| Original scan | 1,518 × 2,065 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 35 |
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