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Chicory coffee was already popular in the 19th century but experienced a boom during the Second World War, when food products had to be rationed. In Switzerland rationing lasted several years longer than the war, until 1948, and this attractive poster comes from this era. Today, this image with the classic red jug and the well-known striped packaging of Franck Aroma chicory coffee awakens feelings of nostalgia!
Artist: Jules Glaser
Jules Glaser was born in 1917 in Binningen, Basel-Land, spent his childhood in South America and returned to Basel at the age of 13. From 1933 to 1935, he apprenticed as an ornamental painter at the Basel School of Design. After studying abroad, he worked as a freelance graphic designer until he was employed at Migros by Gottlieb Duttweiler. There, he worked as a commercial artist and designer for 35 years. During... more
Jules Glaser was born in 1917 in Binningen, Basel-Land, spent his childhood in South America and returned to Basel at the age of 13. From 1933 to 1935, he ap ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 2482
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- Company: Thomi + Franck AG, Basel, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A-/J
Very good condition. Picture preserved. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free Japanese vellum. - Category:
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- Publications:Das Plakat in der Schweiz
