Save the wheat and help the fleet. Eat Less Bread
Save the wheat and help the fleet. Eat Less Bread
Save the wheat and help the fleet. Eat Less Bread
EPHEMERA
Title
Save the wheat and help the fleet. Eat Less Bread
Object Name
Poster
Maker
Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd. (Primary maker)
Date Made
1917
1917
1917
Place Made
England: London
London
London
Description
First World War recruitment poster; 'Save the wheat and help the fleet. Eat less bread.' Merchant shipping bringing imported food supplies into Britain was extremely vulnerable to German U Boat attack. By 1917, 400 Allied ships a month were being sunk. This Food Committee poster is encouraging modest consumption of bread. Designated F.C. poster no.21
Materials
paper
Place Collected
Date Collected
1973
1973
1973
Catalogue Number
BELUM.O411.1973
Copyright
National Museums NI
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