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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" (c.1943), original WWII U.S. Home Front military vintage poster. Archival linen-backed with original fold marks restored, ready to frame. Grade A-
A striking and iconic original World War II U.S. propaganda poster urging civilians to contribute to the war effort by salvaging kitchen fats to produce glycerin, essential for manufacturing explosives and gunpowder.
Housewives and butchers across the country were mobilized to collect cooking fats for conversion into explosive ingredients.
One pound of waste fat equaled 1/10 of a pound of glycerine.
1/10 pound of glycerine equaled 1/5 of a pound of nitroglycerine.
1/5 of a pound of nitroglycerine equaled 1/3 pound of gunpowder.
1/5 of a pound of nitroglycerine equaled ½ pound of dynamite.
This bold design features a dramatic perspective looking down the massive barrel of an artillery piece, emblazoned with the urgent message "SAVE WASTE FATS" in vivid yellow, while uniformed soldiers operate the weapon below. The top reads "For Gunpowder" in blue, and the bottom in red: "Rush Them to Your Meat Dealer."
Produced during the height of the American Fat Salvage Campaign (1942–1945), this poster powerfully links everyday household conservation to the battlefield, reminding citizens that waste cooking fats were a vital resource for munitions.
A rare and evocative piece of American wartime history, perfect for collectors of WWII memorabilia, propaganda art, or mid-century graphic design. This poster captures the home front's spirit of sacrifice and ingenuity that helped fuel the Allied victory.
This is an original vintage lithograph poster, not a reproduction. The poster has been professionally conservation-mounted, linen-backed, and acid-free.
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