John Hassal (British, 1868-1948) R.I., R.M.S.
W. Gillett Co. Ltd (Toronto, 19th-20th Century)
Magic Baking Powder ‘A Good Catch’, circa 1910
Advertisement, Original Advertising Frame
chromo-lithograph
(image) 13 ½” high x 21” wide
(sight) 16” high x 23 ¼” wide
(framed) 19” high x 26 3/8” wide
Notes: A stunning graphic for E. W. Gillett’s Magic Baking Powder it was adapted, on behalf of the company, into a war poster in WWI with the cop holding a gun, hauling a miniaturized Hun and towing a dachshund with the catch phrase, ‘Help to Catch Huns’ and ‘Victory Bonds / Help Shorten the War’.
Condition: Excellent, clean, bright colours; framed behind glass in the original E. W. Gillett frame!
