Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. World war ii ration books, issued in santa barbara county, are. Each stamp was illustrated with a military symbol such as a naval ship, airplane, tank, gun, horn of plenty or torch of liberty, adding a patriotic flair. Wwii war ration coupon stamp book wallet pouch lot ww2. To conserve rubber and gasoline, a countrywide speed limit of 35miles per hour was implemented. Ww2 replica junior ration book and identity card 4. Earlier this month, a resident brought to police a series of world war two ration booklets including stamps used for food and a variety of.
Rationing during world war ii in australia was a fact of life for all civilians. Petrol ration tickets five gallon, world war ii, 19401945. Wwii ration books are items of historic ephemera dating from the second world war. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing.
Ideal for school projects, events or for those with an interest in world war 2. Sugar, the first item rationed nationwide in may 1942, started the process, followed by coffee. Wwii ration books utilised a system that ensured that everyone had equal amounts of food, clothes and provisions and were an integral part of the war effort in. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. We were all purchasing stamps with which to eventually purchase war bonds. World war two ration book what did ration books look like. Check out our war ration book selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our militaria shops. Wwii ration book holder and 3 ration books with stamps, wwii collectible, ration stamps. During world war ii, ration books were distributed to families by the office of price administration opa to help regulate food shortages as a result of the war. Holders like these would help protect the book and its stamps.
The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some 5,500 local ration boards of mostly volunteer workers selected by local officials. Collection consists of ration coupons, stickers, permits, and certificates for tires, bicycles. The government introduced rationing because certain things were in short supply, and to ensure that everyone got their. Rationing, world war ii museum of new zealand te papa.
Current crafts craze echoes world war i knitting projects. The first war ration stamps given out were for sugar. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. There were also red stamps, not included in eileens ration book purse, used to ration meat. The front cover has been left blank, so it can be filled in by the new owner. The emergency and rationing ireland declared an official state of emergency on 2nd. The coupons, smaller than postage stamps and stuffed into three little booklets, were for staples like sugar, gas, coffee and milk. World war ii rationing stamps program, 19431946 overview of the collection title world war ii rationing stamps program dates 19431946 inclusive 1943 1946 quantity 1 box. People lined up at public places staffed by volunteers who took depositions on how much sugar each family already had at home and then issued ration books containing coupons good for a years supply. The ration books arrived quickly and in perfect condition for use in a ww2 project at our grandsons school.
Never has ration book cooking been so relevant in the modern day. Government issue ration coupon or stamp books were required to be presented to merchants before purchase. The ration book pictured here is for a fiveyearold girl, barbara kellog, of union city. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. Search from 60 top ration book pictures and royaltyfree images from istock. Once the allotted amount was purchased, the coupon or. Ww2 replica ration book, evacuee tag and identity card by memorabilia pack company. But dont sell it untill you get a good idea of the prices people are getting for that kind of thing. World war ii ration books and tokens, with two ration pouches. Ration books were introduced to everyone in ireland. Identification of item, in the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946, david m. The stamps contained in this book are valid only after the lawful holder of this book has signed the certificate below, and are. Ration books, stamps, and tokens an anti hoarding, prorationing poster from the united states in world war ii. Ration stamps were widely used during world war ii by both sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal supply of goods.
Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 1942. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. The first ration book was introduced in the us in 1942, with people receiving their first one on may 4 th the same year. In 1942, during ww2, rationing of different foods, gas, and clothing began. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946. See more ideas about ration stamp, stamp and world war ii. Clothing book this clothing book is for the period 19478. World war ii ration book three stamps these are the world war ii ration stamp books of young william walton smith jr. How we lived and how we ate during the war, as in ww2, has been well. To assist with rationing, ration books were introduced on 15 july 1918 for butter, margarine, lard, meat and sugar. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. To get your classification and ration stamps, you had to certify to a local board. Bbc ww2 peoples war issuing ration books in the food. Ration books, world war ii, original object lessons.
Parents are responsible for the safekeeping and use of their childrens war ration books. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. Red and blue stamps have been from ration book number two. Use these books to illustrate how ration books worked. Petrol ration tickets five gallon, world war ii, 1940 1945. During the second world war, you couldnt just walk into a shop and buy as much. This is a single replica junior ration book from 19441945. One can only imagine the frustration of juggling all these different ration books in order just to get byhere is a wonderfully wry account of the travails of dealing with ration books. Both have 3 sheets of stamps plus one partial sheet of 46 stamps. I do not know anything else about this young man, or what became of him. When book two was first issued, each household was required to itemize and declare all their canned goods.
Each member of the family was issued ration books, and it was the challenge of the homemaker to pool the stamps and plan the familys meals within the set limits. World war ii ration book three stamps these are the. Us red ration stamps from war ration book two, used for meat, cheese. Food is a weapon the rationing of goods in us during wwii. Rubber was the first commodity rationed followed by. Find great deals on ebay for ww ii rationing poster. Ration books were very valuable and had to be presented to the grocery clerk.
Imagine what it was like during world war ii, when rationing meant you. Every person must see that his war ration book is kept in a sage place and properly used. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month, she couldnt. The martins got their meat at henson the butchers and their eggs, cheese, bacon, sugar and butter at burtons stores in stratfordonavon. Between 1942 1947, the government issued four different series of ration books. It was where ration books were issued once a year and everyone who needed coupons if they were going away to relatives had to come in and youd give. Food rationing appeared in poland after the first world war, and ration stamps were in use until the end of the polishsoviet war. Ration book october 1943, new zealand government, new zealand. Government to purchase food, petrol and other household goods during the duration course of war.
The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have impro. Rationing was regulated by the office of price administration and ration books holding stamps used for purchasing goods were distributed to all citizens. July 1941 coal was rationed because more and more miners were called up to serve in the forces. January 1942 rice and dried fruit were added to the list of rationed foods. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month. Staining, soiling and other cosmetic damage would detract from the resale value of your wwii era ephemera. The red stamps were for butter, margarine, meats, cheese, fats, and canned fish. It is interesting to note that some cookbooks published during the war featured sugarless recipes so home cooks could more easily comply with the rationing program. Throughout the 1940s and for nine years after the end of the war every man woman and child in britain owned ration books of coupons for food and clothing. In this area the actual war was fought in distant lands but the local abiding memories was the rationing of. Find highquality stock photos that you wont find anywhere else.
War ration stamps may be used only by or for the person named and described in the war ration book. Nine ration books include three war ration book one, three war ration book two, and four war ration book three. Ww2 ration book for sale in uk 29 used ww2 ration books. Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. These are the world war ii ration stamp books of young william walton smith jr. Shortly after the commencement of world war two, rationing was introduced in canada on january 24, 1942, to limit the use of imported food and to free up supplies for the military and their allies. During the war, average calories intake decreased only three percent, but protein intake six percent. The red stamps were for canned fruits and vegetables. A ration stamp or ration card is a stamp or card issued by a government to allow the holder to obtain food or other commodities that are in short supply during wartime or in other emergency situations when rationing is in force. World war two ration book replica wwii teaching aids. They are blue with artillery, ships, tanks and aircraft on the stamps. Patriotic committees convened knitting groups to make comforts like socks. The small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps.
Included in this collection are ten ration books, two opa red points, two opa blue points, one ration book pouch, and one ration token pouch. March 1, 1942 food rationing begins nationwide the. Green stamps will be replacing blue stamps in new ration book 3. Every american was issued a series of ration books during the war. There is a page inside the food ration books for the names and addresses of shops. The inside cover lists names and addresses of retailers. Meat rationing continued for 10 years after dday june 1954 in 1946, when food was just as short as during the preceding years, bread was added to the ration and the sweet ration was halved. World war ii ration books bridgeport history center. War ration books and tokens were issued to each american family, dictating. Crafts such as knitting and sewing are popular outlets for creativity and invention, just as they were in the 1940s. Permission to publish material from the world war ii rationing stamps program must be obtained from the special collections manuscript curator andor the special collections department head.
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