Extrait de Javel le Coq Gaulois, bleach advertising poster – Antique Poster Print
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This vintage poster of Extrait de Javel le Coq Gaulois, bleach advertising poster brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Extrait de Javel le Coq Gaulois, bleach advertising poster
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This poster sells a bleach, yet it stands out for putting a rooster, the Gallic symbol of France, at its center during the war years. Javel, the name on the label, refers to a district on the Seine in Paris where a bleaching solution was first produced in the late 1700s, so the product carried a local, patriotic association from its start. In 1917, when French commercial art often borrowed national emblems to reassure buyers and bolster morale, the rooster let an everyday household product share in that sense of national pride. Look closely at how the bird is drawn to see how advertisers blended patriotism with domestic life.
| Created / published | 1917 |
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| Original scan | 2,779 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 581_Extrait_de_Javel_le_Coq_1917 |
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