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Release this ship. National Wheatmeal Bread saves shipping space

1 Jan 1941

RELEASE THIS SHIP It is one of a convoy of ten carrying wheat three thousand miles to London; ploughing a hazardous journey through dangerous seas. Yet only nine need have carried wheat for your bread. if everyone ate National Wheatmeal Bread the tenth ship could be released for other vital cargoes. Here is the reason. National Wheatmeal Bread utilises 10% more of the wheat—in other words National Wheatmeal requires only nine-tenths of the quantity of wheat to produce the same weight of bread as white flour.
Civil Defence Region
Region 5: London
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/10/45
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/10
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000010.045
Keywords
Baking Bread Cereals Freight Shipping Publicity Retail Wheat
Language
English
Locations Discussed
London
Note
Advert located on left-hand side of page.
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 10
Themes
Rationing Supply Retail Consumer Goods