Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Original Vintage Poster Bovril Puts Beef Into You Advert Hot Drink Food Flavour

About the Item

Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - Bovril puts Beef into you! - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a thick red frame border. Printed in Britain in the 1930s, this campaign used puns and word play to resemble the public announcement / propaganda posters of the time. Developed by John Lawson Johnston in the 1870s, Bovril is a beef meat extract paste often used to make a hot drink or added as a flavour to stews and soup recipes when cooking or as a spread. Horizontal. Large size. Fair condition, folds, tears, creasing, pinholes, small paper losses, pencil and ink marks, staining, two sheet poster.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.81 in (63 cm)Width: 65.36 in (166 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930s
  • Condition:
    Fair condition, folds, tears, creasing, pinholes, small paper losses, pencil and ink marks, staining, two sheet poster.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012625094012

More From This Seller

View All
Original Vintage Poster Keep Warmer On Bovril Hot Drink Beef Extract Food Advert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - Keep Warmer on Bovril - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a red frame border. Printed in Britain in the 19...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Bovril Repels Colds Chills & Influenza Beef Drink Food
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - Bovril repels colds, chills, & influenza - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a thick red frame border. Pri...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster It's A Mistake To Miss Taking Your Bovril Hot Drink Food
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - It's a mistake to miss taking your Bovril - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a red frame border. Printed ...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster After Illness Build Up Your Strength On Bovril Hot Drink
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - After illness build up your strength on Bovril - featuring bold black and red lettering on a white background with a black doubl...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster He Must Not Mrs Bovril Word Play Pun Drink Food Campaign
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - He must not Mrs Bovril - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a red frame border. Printed in Britain in the 1...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Seven Days Make One Week Bovril Makes One Strong Advert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Bovril - Seven days make one week Bovril makes one strong - featuring bold black lettering on a white background in a red frame border. P...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

Cappiello, Original Vintage Poster, OXO, Cube Broth Liebig, Meat Beef Food, 1911
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare poster by Leonetto Cappiello created in 1911 for the OXO brand. OXO is a range of food products. Artist: Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942) Title: Oxo Date: 1911 Size: 46.5 x 62.2 in / 118 x 158 cm Printer : Imprimerie Publicité Etablissement Vercasson, 6 rue Martel, Paris Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Linen backing: Yes Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable). Details: Rare poster by Leonetto Cappiello created in 1911 for the OXO brand. OXO is a range of food products. The OXO cube is a beef broth prepared from meat extract and marketed by Liebig. About Leonetto Cappiello, The Father of Modern Advertising : Leonetto Cappiello, born on April 9, 1875, in Livorno, Italy, is considered a pioneer in the world of advertising, often referred to often hailed as the "father of modern advertising." His groundbreaking work in poster design revolutionized the industry and cemented his status as a visionary artist. Cappiello was renowned for his innovative and impactful poster designs, characterized by bold colors, simple forms, strong outlines and a strong focus on the product. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form. Initially drawn to caricature, Cappiello's true genius blossomed when he shifted his focus to poster art. His innovative approach, marked by bold colors, simple colours, simplified forms, strong outlines and a strong emphasis on product identification, set him apart from his contemporaries. Cappiello’s posters were instantly recognizable, capturing the essence of a product or brand in a single, powerful image. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form. The artist's career flourished in Paris, where he immersed himself in the vibrant artistic scene and his work spanned various industries: Food and Beverage: Campari, Cinzano, Café Martin...
Category

Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Posters

Materials

Paper

1971. Tuan, Poster / Advert
By Archi Design
Located in Perpignan, FR
authentic 70s poster / vintage. Exhbition poster from museum in Paris. design by the artist Tuan. In good condition.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Krema Vintage Food Poster by Leonetto Cappiello Original
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in New York, NY
Vintage original poster - 1920s, very nice condition, beautiful and large
Category

Vintage 1920s Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster, Hot Air Balloon, Montgolfier, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Rare Hot Air Balloon Grand Prix-Lyon Air Club, 1925 Hot air balloons are shown on the poster. In the foreground, men are in a nacelle in flight. Additional ...
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Poster Original Bourin Quinquina Poster Bellenger 1936 Food &Wine French
By Jacques-Pierre Bellenger
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fun with beautiful colours, this is a very clever poster by Bellenger from 1936. Artist Bellenger Year 1936 Dimensions 130 x 200 cm Condition Good Format Linen backed
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

1967 You Only Live Twice Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Released in 1967, You Only Live Twice is the fifth outing of Sean Connery as James Bond. One of the absolutely quintessential Bond films, it features the first appearance of Blofeld ...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

Recently Viewed

View All