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Title:
For Gunpoweder Save Waste Fat
Date:
c. 1943
Size:
30 x 40
Medium:
Lithograph
Price:
$725.00
INV. #:
10323
For Gunpowder, Save Waste Fats
Original 1943 WWII U.S. Home Front Military Propaganda Poster
WHAT YOU'RE BUYING
✓ Original 1943 authentic WWII propaganda poster — Not a reproduction
✓ Home Front Fat Salvage Campaign lithograph — U.S. government wartime appeal
✓ Grade A- condition — Archival linen-backed, professionally conservation-mounted
✓ Ready to frame — Acid-free with original fold marks restored
✓ Certificate of Authenticity included
POSTER DETAILS & HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Dramatic Design:
Striking perspective looking down the barrel of a massive artillery piece
Uniformed soldiers operating the weapon below
Top message (Blue): "For Gunpowder"
Center message (Vivid Yellow): "SAVE WASTE FATS"
Bottom message (Red): "Rush Them to Your Meat Dealer"
Historical Campaign:
Part of the American Fat Salvage Campaign (1942–1945)
Mobilized housewives and butchers nationwide to collect cooking fats
Essential for converting waste to munitions and explosives
THE CHEMISTRY OF CONTRIBUTION
This poster powerfully illustrates how civilian waste fats fueled the war effort:
1 pound of waste fat = 1/10 pound of glycerine
1/10 pound of glycerine = 1/5 pound of nitroglycerine
1/5 pound of nitroglycerine = 1/3 pound of gunpowder
1/5 pound of nitroglycerine = ½ pound of dynamite
DESIGN & MESSAGING
The bold graphic design features:
Vivid color palette: Yellow, blue, and red messaging
Dynamic composition: Dramatic artillery barrel perspective
Powerful connection: Links everyday household conservation to battlefield munitions production
Call to action: "Rush Them to Your Meat Dealer."
Emotional impact: Reminds citizens that their waste was vital to Allied victory
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
A rare and evocative piece of American wartime history capturing:
Home front sacrifice and ingenuity during WWII
Civilian mobilization for war production
Mid-century graphic design excellence
The spirit of community contribution to victory
Original 1943 WWII U.S. Home Front Military Propaganda Poster
WHAT YOU'RE BUYING
✓ Original 1943 authentic WWII propaganda poster — Not a reproduction
✓ Home Front Fat Salvage Campaign lithograph — U.S. government wartime appeal
✓ Grade A- condition — Archival linen-backed, professionally conservation-mounted
✓ Ready to frame — Acid-free with original fold marks restored
✓ Certificate of Authenticity included
POSTER DETAILS & HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Dramatic Design:
Striking perspective looking down the barrel of a massive artillery piece
Uniformed soldiers operating the weapon below
Top message (Blue): "For Gunpowder"
Center message (Vivid Yellow): "SAVE WASTE FATS"
Bottom message (Red): "Rush Them to Your Meat Dealer"
Historical Campaign:
Part of the American Fat Salvage Campaign (1942–1945)
Mobilized housewives and butchers nationwide to collect cooking fats
Essential for converting waste to munitions and explosives
THE CHEMISTRY OF CONTRIBUTION
This poster powerfully illustrates how civilian waste fats fueled the war effort:
1 pound of waste fat = 1/10 pound of glycerine
1/10 pound of glycerine = 1/5 pound of nitroglycerine
1/5 pound of nitroglycerine = 1/3 pound of gunpowder
1/5 pound of nitroglycerine = ½ pound of dynamite
DESIGN & MESSAGING
The bold graphic design features:
Vivid color palette: Yellow, blue, and red messaging
Dynamic composition: Dramatic artillery barrel perspective
Powerful connection: Links everyday household conservation to battlefield munitions production
Call to action: "Rush Them to Your Meat Dealer."
Emotional impact: Reminds citizens that their waste was vital to Allied victory
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
A rare and evocative piece of American wartime history capturing:
Home front sacrifice and ingenuity during WWII
Civilian mobilization for war production
Mid-century graphic design excellence
The spirit of community contribution to victory