Acorns and Chestnuts WWI German Homefront Poster
- ca 1916
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9 x 7 inches ~ (22 x 17 cm)$120
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Due to the Allied naval blockade by Great Britain and the redirection of agricultural resources toward the military, the German Empire faced severe food and fodder shortages on the home front. To cope with the lack of grain, coffee substitutes, and animal feed, the government officially confiscated wild forest harvests like acorns and horse chestnuts. Children were frequently mobilized through schools to gather them in large quantities
Eicheln und Kastanien
sind beschlagnahmt, um daraus wertvolle Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel herzustellen.
Sammelt Eicheln und Kastanien und schickt sie durch Eure Kinder in die Schule oder liefert sie gegen hohen Sammellohn an die nächste Sammelstelle ab. Weitere Auskunft und Aufgabe der nächstgelegenen Sammelstelle erteilt die
Bezugsvereinigung der deutschen Landwirte
G. m. b. H. Berlin W 35, Potsdamer Straße 29. Wilhelm Greve, Königl. Hofbuchdruckerei, Berlin SW 68
Acorns and Chestnuts have been confiscated in order to produce valuable food and animal feed from them.Collect acorns and chestnuts and send them to school with your children, or deliver them to the nearest collection point in exchange for a high collection fee. Further information and the location of the nearest collection point will be provided by thePurchasing Association of German Farmers Ltd.
Berlin W 35, Potsdamer Straße 29. Wilhelm Greve, Royal Court Printer, Berlin SW 68
