tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post4619346869019274231..comments2024-03-20T17:21:09.119-07:00Comments on Tattered and Lost EPHEMERA: C. F. SAUER COMPANY, From Bland to Grand!Tattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-52681850121986301842012-12-05T17:20:12.710-08:002012-12-05T17:20:12.710-08:00No problem. Understand that much of what I write i...No problem. Understand that much of what I write is with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Only rarely do I rant. So just tip things on their axis and you'll figure out what I mean.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-57199146021900559752012-12-05T14:50:13.030-08:002012-12-05T14:50:13.030-08:00My apologies if I misunderstood. It is worth noti...My apologies if I misunderstood. It is worth noting that the first ad above, the one by the C. F. Sauer Company, was produced by/for that company -- not by a government agency. The company was asking the consumers to buy its products, because doing so [and using them, of course] could help the government's [Uncle Sanm's] food conservation program. Sure the company wanted to make money but there's nothing wrong in that when done honestly. Felix09noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-49591607586140456892012-12-05T09:29:04.413-08:002012-12-05T09:29:04.413-08:00No, I was being facetious. I was thinking of how w...No, I was being facetious. I was thinking of how we were told to shop when we went to war with Iraq. That and buy a gas mask and duct tape.<br /><br />I agree that we needed to do everything we could to feed those without instead of merrily sitting by doing nothing.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-82543153463651434732012-12-05T05:21:27.616-08:002012-12-05T05:21:27.616-08:00During World War I, a vast amount of the food prod...During World War I, a vast amount of the food produced in the U.S. was being shipped to Europe to help feed the millions of starving people there. [Remember, World War I started in Europe in 1914.] By sending so much food to Europe food stortages were widespread in the U.S., and there was also rationing. Most people associate food shortages and rationing with World War II but they don't even think about World War I, which like #II, was a war we did not start. Sadly, so many people know little about their own country's history. Personally, I think trying to do what we could to help feed the starving millions in Europe during World War I was a good thing. Making what little food we had left here in the U.S. taste better meant more food could be conserved -- and thereby more could be shipped to Europe. I'm PROUD of what my country did to try to help those in need in Europe. Obviously, you don't agree. Felix09noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-30898580508332288442012-07-18T21:32:21.524-07:002012-07-18T21:32:21.524-07:00That's what I figured.That's what I figured.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-18293770206688275572012-07-18T21:19:37.769-07:002012-07-18T21:19:37.769-07:00I should have said, because although similar in ap...I should have said, because although similar in appearance (I think it's the goatee), I meant the recruiting poster artist, James Montgomery Flagg.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-50791992325879005492012-07-18T15:53:20.183-07:002012-07-18T15:53:20.183-07:00Which artist are you referring to? The one that di...Which artist are you referring to? The one that did the Uncle Sam in the ad or the famous poster?<br /><br />Make sure you click on the poster image to see it larger. It looks like maybe it was done in gouache.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-51555091612447809922012-07-18T05:21:10.827-07:002012-07-18T05:21:10.827-07:00I needed a good story this AM. Thanks! I knew the ...I needed a good story this AM. Thanks! I knew the artist - not personally. Since he worked in the ad business, he was considered an illustrator. Pen & Ink, mostly. Quite the artist at the age of 15, and didn't quit. Probably the path I should have chosen.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com