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Auction History Result 2c378 WANTED 500 BAKERS FOR THE U.S. ARMY 28x41 WWI war poster 1917 also 100 cooks, Dewey art, rare! Date Sold 12/12/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Paperbacked World War I Poster (measures 27 3/4" x 40 1/2" [70 x 103 cm]) (Learn More) Wanted! 500 Bakers for the U.S. Army (Also 100 Cooks), the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) recruitment poster ("If you can bake bread, Uncle Sam wants you - if you can't bake bread Uncle Sam will teach you how in a government school."; "A bakery company consists of 61 men so that you and your 'pals' can join the same unit and bake and break bread together"; "Enlist for the war - bakers pay $33 to $45 per month with clothing, food, quarters and medical attention"; "Ages 18 to 45"; "Cooks pay $38 per month") encouraging men to join the military, and featuring Dewey art of a group of military bakers in action NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Dewey Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this unusual World War I poster. It is printed on a fairly heavy paper stock, while most World War I posters of this size were printed on thin poster paper. It is one of three similar posters that we were consigned, which we are auctioning in three separate auctions. All three were mounted to a paper backing many years ago, but only the slightest of restoration was performed (it was obviously done primarily to conserve the poster). We have never auctioned any of the three before, and may well never auction any of them again, because they are surely incredibly rare! Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. As noted above, someone mounted the poster onto a paper backing, but primarily for preservation reasons. The poster has uneven darkening in the top and some smudges and stains scattered throughout, more so in the borders and white background areas. It was folded across the middle and there are rough creases and surface paper loss in that area. It was also folded down the middle, and there was paper loss at the crossfold, but little wear on the rest of the vertical fold. Someone did paint restoration in the center, where there was paper loss, but did no other restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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