Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster – Vintage Poster
(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. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster
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The slogan "Waste Not Want Not" is an old proverb, here turned into a direct instruction: lay in food now for the lean months ahead. Posters like this circulated during the world wars and other periods of scarcity, when households were urged to can, dry, and salt fruits and vegetables rather than let a harvest spoil. The design was meant to be taken in at a glance on a kitchen wall or shop window, pairing bright produce with a blunt message about thrift. Notice how the lettering and the heaped fruit make preserving food look like plain common sense.
| Original scan | 3,632 × 4,963 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 35 |
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