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Canada's EGG Opportunity, 1918

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Description
Poster from the Canada Food Board. Colour, lithographic poster depicting statistics, a large hen, various-sized eggs, a man scratching his head, Britannia, and the Canada Food Board badge. Black, white, and yellow text reads "Canada's EGG Opportunity Britain's Shortage due to War 124,786,750 DOZ. Britain Normally buys 190,850,520 DOZ. 2 Years ago Canada Sold 2,128,500 DOZ. 16 Years ago Canada Sold 10,860,536 DOZ. 'Very little eggs for such a big bird' CANADA must do better. CANADA FOOD BOARD S.O.S." Printed by Howell Litho. in Hamilton, Ontario.
1 poster ; 63 x 47cm. Fragile.
Also available online at the Imperial War Museum.
Date Created
1918
Type
poster
Accession Number
1900.237-WWI/75
Language
English
Rights
All Rights Reserved