Wollt Ihr Öl, dann sammelt Bucheckern! – Antique Wall Art
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A window into the past: Wollt Ihr Öl, dann sammelt Bucheckern!, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Wollt Ihr Öl, dann sammelt Bucheckern!
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Its German title, "Wollt Ihr Öl, dann sammelt Bucheckern!" ("Want oil? Then collect beechnuts!"), states the appeal directly: the small, three-sided nuts of the beech tree could be pressed for oil when fats were in short supply. Britain's naval blockade had cut off many imported oils and fats, so German authorities and local groups urged schoolchildren and families to gather nuts from forests and parks. Dated 1917, the image uses a plain slogan and a direct command to turn an ordinary walk in the woods into a contribution to the war effort.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 4,012 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 767_Wolt_Ihr_Oel_dann_samme_1917 |
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