Cut the last three inches of your loaf this way Accession Number: ARTV01560

Description

British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Food advising how to eat the last three inches of a loaf so as to eat it while it's fresh. The image is a stylised graphic representation of a loaf of bread in diagrams accompanied by instructions for cutting it. The aim of the poster was to stop people from leaving the crust and thus waste food.

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Accession Number
ARTV01560
Publisher
Ministry of Food
Printer
J Weiner Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76.3 cm x 50.6 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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