BBC News – WW1: How firms cashed in on the war

In an age before TV bombarded consumers with commercials, newspapers and magazines such as Punch and the Illustrated London News were the battleground for firms desperate to see off their rivals.

But just how did they pitch their wares to the public and the men enlisted in the armed forces?

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