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Original Antique Sport Advertising Poster Oxo Hockey Health Fitness Britons

About the Item

Original antique sport themed advertising poster for Oxo stock cubes (since 1910) used as food flavouring and to make gravy - The A.B.C. of Health & Fitness Η For Hockey Scots Knew It As Shinty The Irish As Hurley O For Oxo All Britons Know it as Beef in Brief - featuring men playing grass hockey in teams wearing red and blue tartan kilts with trees in the background, the bold stylised text above and below with a stock cube inside the letter O and the word OXO as the company logo in red. Issued by Oxo Ltd Thames House London. Very large size. Good condition, restored paper losses, restored tears, creasing, minor staining, 6 sheet poster backed on linen.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 119.69 in (304 cm)Width: 80.32 in (204 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920s
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Restored paper losses, restored tears, backed on linen. Good condition, restored paper losses, restored tears, creasing, minor staining, 6 sheet poster backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012640586702

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