Object number
2019/55
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Description
A Ministry of Food ration book, dated 1950-1951. The donor used the book in Bristol where she was living at the time. The cover features the owners' name, address at the time, national registration number, the Food Office code number, and the serial number of the ration book. Inside the book can be found rations for food, clothes, personal points (sweets), tea and soap. The donor was registered as a vegetarian at the time, so was provided extra allowances of cheese instead of meat. Care Note: Booklet contains several loose coupons and sections, ensure completeness is retained.
Physical description
1 Ration book; Paper: Good condition
Label Text
Ration books were introduced in 1940 and contained coupons for important items such as food, clothes, tea and soap. This ration book was owned by vegetarian Barbara Wood, who was given extra coupons to buy cheese instead of meat. The limited resources during the Second World War meant that people were careful to use up as much food as possible to avoid throwing it away. // 2019/55.
Archival history
Museum Object Entry Form - 'Form No.: 504 // DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT/COLLECTION: Ration book 1950-51 [...] (including clothing book) // Used from home [...] Bristol // [...] was registered as a vegetarian so had extra allowances of cheese instead of meat. // Total no. of items: 1 // REASON FOR ENTRY: Gift // 5.4.19'
Production place
Greater London [region]
Production date
1949-12-31 - 1951-12-31
Production period
Mid-twentieth century
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