This is one of my favorite WWI propaganda posters. It features Mr Peanut of Planters Nuts, only he's traded in the monocle and cane for a doughboy helmet and a bayonet. Pretty scary!
Planters' Nuts was not the only corporation to take advantage of the war machine, both to sell their goods to the troops, and to make themselves look patriotic:
In this poster, Buick explains that their valve-in-head motor powered the Allied air corps and struck terror into the heart of the German Kaiser. Nowadays, of course, the name "Buick" just strikes fear into the hearts of anyone who has to drive them.
In World War II, corporations were just as eager to align themselves with the war effort:
Nestle's, Propaganda Chocolate Sweets WWII Chocolate Is a Fighting Food, USA, 1940
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That's right -- chocolate is a FIGHTING food!
Of course, if Nestle is going to get into the game, it makes sense for machine tool maker Warner and Swasey to do the same:
Thanks for reading. For more fun vintage propaganda posters, check out my article here. Oh, and try not to invade Poland on your way out.
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