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One ounce of household bones…would make…

1 Jan 1943

196 ONE OUNCE OF HOUSEHOLD BONES from everybody every week would, in one year, make :- 5,000 tons of GREASE—sufficient for 3,750 tons of Cordite 7,500 tons of GLUE—used in making Ships, Planes, Tanks, Guns, etc 2,500 tons of FEEDING CONCENTRATES —enough to feed nearly 100,000 pigs from birth to bacon time 22,500 tons of FERTILISER—sufficient for nearly 100 square miles of land Put out all bones even the smallest—for Salvage. If there is no bone bin down the road keep them in a well ventilated tin ready for the Salvage Collector.
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/76
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.076
Keywords
Cereals Industrial Production Industry Munitions Newspapers Paper Salvage Wastage
Language
English
Note
Advert located on top half of page.
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Rationing Supply Manufacturing Materials