Waste not want not - prepare for winter – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Waste not want not - prepare for winter, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Waste not want not - prepare for winter
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Its slogan, "Waste not want not," turns an old household proverb into a wartime instruction to put up food before winter. Sponsored by the Canada Food Board, the poster belongs to a broader campaign asking ordinary families to can, dry and store produce at home so that more supplies could reach soldiers and Allied countries overseas. Posters like this one show how the war reached into kitchens and pantries, making thrift and home preserving a patriotic duty for people far from the front.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 63 x 46 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Canada Food Board funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. Economic aspects of war--Canada--1910-1920. Home food processing--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,903 × 6,095 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 765_Waste_not_want_not_pre_1914 |
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