Description
This is a great old New Hampshire Department of Forestry forest fire prevention poster. Dramatically designed, the poster shows a charred landscape against a crimson sky and warns you to PREVENT FOREST FIRES Ð IT PAYS. The reverse of the poster gives instructions on where, with what, and how to tack up the poster.
VINTAGE:Circa 1920s-1930s.
SIZE:About 14-1/2" in height and 11-3/16" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Printed paper.
ATTACHMENT:None.
MARKINGS:013227 in bottom front left corner and NATIONAL PRINTING & ENG. CO. CHICAGO, NEW YORK, ST. LOUIS.
ITEM NOTES:The poster you receive will either be the one pictured or one in similar condition. This is from a fire-related collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VHX06 LHEX8/10 S(1)HEX5/11 S(2)HEX2/15 S(3)HEX2/15
CONDITION:8- (Very Fine - Excellent): The poster has not been creased and has no tack holes, and shows little wear with great coloration.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.