Crayfish require these drinks!
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The story behind the motif
Posters of Crayfish Claim These Drinks! , the no-side's most famous election poster in connection with the referendum to ban alcohol in Sweden. The illustration was created by Albert Engström in 1922.
The referendum was held on 27 August 1922. It was a very even result but fell when 50.8% voted against the ban.
Instead of banning alcohol, the so-called Bratt system continued with a counter-book with the aim of reducing Swedes' alcohol consumption (1919-1955). You were only allowed to buy alcohol if you had been granted a counter book, and the counter book indicated how much you as a person could buy each month. However, strong beer could only be bought with a prescription in pharmacies and there were suggestions that certain groups of alcoholics should be sterilized.
How much alcohol you were allowed to buy per month depended on your income, wealth, social position and gender. As a rule, a married woman was not allowed to buy alcohol and the women who were allowed to buy much less than men. People in the countryside generally had to buy less than city dwellers . For many, the counter-book became proof that one was accepted by society.
Curious: The artist Anders Zorn had to buy a total of 54 liters of punch in 1919 - more than twice as much as the average Swede's allotted ration.
Artist: Albert Engström | Created: 1922
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