Poster, 'Eat Less Bread'

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This item is an image. It was created by

Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd

and Ministry of Food (Food Controller)

on or around the date 1917-03.

This is the best description of this item that we could find:

This First World War poster urged the conservation of bread in 1917 when the German submarine blockade of Britain had led to serious food shortages. It was part of a publicity campaign mounted by the Food Controller, Lord Rhondda, to encourage food economy instead of imposing food rationing. Rationing was eventually introduced in Britain in 1918. However, despite a scarcity of butter and sugar Britain's bread stocks remained stable during the war.

Some of the subjects related to it include

Food,

Bread,

War,

and World War I