Waste Not Want Not: Prepare for Winter poster – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. 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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Its title draws on the old proverb "waste not, want not," and the poster applies it to the harvest season, urging households to store and save food before cold weather sets in. Posters like this were a staple of American food-conservation campaigns during the First and Second World Wars, when families were asked to can, dry and avoid waste so supplies could reach soldiers and allies. On a Thanksgiving board, it reminds viewers that the holiday's abundance depended on careful planning, since a good harvest had to last through winter. Notice how the message presents thrift as a civic duty, not just a household habit.
| Original scan | 2,684 × 3,600 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 35 |
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