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Food and the War! American Wheat to Win!, the circa 1918 World War I (WWI) poster ("If food fails, we cannot hold out"; "Send food and we will win through"; "Supplying food is America's prime responsibility in the War right now. Food means, first of all, Wheat. The next two months will tell-"; "Wheat is the test!"; "France, England, Italy and Stricken Belgium stake their existence on America's food resources-oh her Wheat, above all. Coarse grains to mix in their war bread-corn, oats, rice, and other cereals-they need also. These we are sending-millions of bushels-and can continue to send from our surplus. Of wheat alone there is no surplus-we can send Wheat only as we save it. We must send it. Providing food to maintain the Allies is a national obligation that everyone of us is pledged to redeem. Wheat is the test."; "Thus far we have not saved enough"; "Month by month-week by week-because of various hindrances, we have sent, overseas less than the needed quotas. Week by week-day by day-we have eaten into our reserve stock of wheat. there is no more leeway now. We must save what we send hereafter; we must send henceforth all the Allies need. In our saving or selfishness is bound up success or collapse of the cause. Our saving or selfishness will be our triumph or shame."; "Wheat is the Test"; "Food will win the War. Food at this season means, first of all, wheat. Russia crumbled in a food crisis, Italy wavered in dread of hunger. If food supplies fail, no flesh can stand against German's war machine. America's food resources alone can save and defend the Allies. Wheat is the Test."; "Follow Directions"; "Cut the use of Wheat to the limit. Households keep within an allowance of one and one-half pounds of wheat flour per week for each person. Many homes are using none at all."; "Public eating places keep within an equal allowance for every 21 meals served. Many hotels and restaurants are using no wheat at all. Every purchase of flour to be accompanied by at least equal weight of other cereals. Purchases to be limited in quantity. Beyond this-your country asks it-let all save who can"; "Save Wheat, Meat, Sugar, and Fats!"; "Conserve All Foods!"; "Waste Nothing!"; "Wheat is the Test!") urging the public to use less wheat so that it can be sent to Europe.

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Important Added Info: Note that this is one of a remarkable group of around 100 guaranteed authentic mostly war posters (around 75 war posters, plus 25 others, including political ones) mostly dating from before 1900 through 1945, with 15 from after that date! These were originally acquired by an archive decades ago, and they have been in storage ever since, until they were recently consigned to us. Many of these are the sorts of posters that you can find reproductions of on the Internet, but finding guaranteed originals like these is incredibly difficult (years can go by before these are offered for sale or at auction). This is a very rare opportunity to purchase any of these more than 100 posters! Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 19" x 29 1/4" [48 x 74 cm]. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.

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