World war ii ration stamps and the buy of the week, a fibber mcgee and molly game. World war ii ration books and tokens, with two ration pouches. Food rationing during world war 2 primary homework help. Aug 16, 2014 a world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. War ration book one 1942 office of price administration. Ration stamps became a kind of currency with each family being issued a war ration book. Larchmonts independent online journal, by and for the people of 10538. Clothes rationing continued until 1949 and food rationing until in 1952.
World war ii point rationing explained in larchmont ny. The opa accepted ration book applications and issued ration books, from which consumers tore out stamps in order to purchase food and other supplies at grocery stores. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. Although the war ended in 1945 there were shortages for a while after. While tearing down a house, gary pritt, of denmar, found two world war ii war ration stamp books that were issued to william madison boggs, jr. Point rationing will be introduced to americans early in 1943. Records from war ration books for genealogy world war.
Unfollow world war 2 ration books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In 1942, five months after december 8, 1941 the united states entered the second world war, book one series were issued. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Four different series of war ration books were issued. The emergency powers act was repealed on 2nd september 1946. These were redeemable stamps or coupons, and every family was issued a set number of each kind of stamp based on the size of the family, ages of children and income.
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. Give your whole support to rationing and thereby conserve our. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war. Ration books, world war ii, original object lessons.
The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. 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. Consumers were allotted so many points that were recorded in these books. War ration book four 1943 office of price administration private collection. There were also red stamps, not included in eileens ration book purse, used to ration meat. In 1942 rationing had started for sugar, gasoline and other goods. Information from its description page there is shown below. Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. The above photo are blue ration stamps from a real war ration book number two. Rationing is a vital part of your countrys war effort. The red stamps were used to purchase meat and butter. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
War ration book three ration coupons on the home front. Initially, each stamp was good for one pound of sugar and could be used over a specified twoweek period. I was given 6 war ration books with most of the stamps still in them. Even though world war two ended in 1945 it was another six years before rationing came to an end in ireland. There is a note on the back of the book that reads. You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. It still cost money, but you couldnt even buy it unless you had stamps. 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.
Rationing of processed foods started march 1st, 1943. The office of price administration opa was in charge of this program, but it relied heavily on volunteers to hand out the ration books and explain the system to consumers and merchants. 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. When individuals received a certain amount of points for scarce goods, such as sugar, coffee, and butter, they could not purchase these items until they received a new ration book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Civilians first received ration bookswar ration book number one, or the sugar bookon 4 may 1942, through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers 7. Red and blue onepoint tokens, like the one in the inset, were used to make making change for rati. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have impro. The name of a person under 18 years of age may be signed. Front cover blank, inside cover lists names and addresses of retailers. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny someone his share and will create hardship and help the enemy. How to use your war ration book one genealogy today. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. Each stamp authorized a purchase of rationed goods in the quantity and time designated, and the book guaranteed each family its fair share of goods made scarce, thanks to the war.
Today is day three of my wartime kitchen and ration book cooking challenge, and today is all about eggs and the recipe i am sharing is for egg in a nest. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Wernerwilliamroessler191973 wernerwasthefirstofsevenchildrenbornto carlroesslerandhiswife,theformersophia grimm. The wartime kitchen and ration book cooking day three. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 1942. As a matter of fact, when a gallup poll on march 5, 1943, asked americans, do you understand how the food point rationing system works. Rationing became common during the second world war. Antique world war ii ration books are not rare,antiques expert larry cox answers readers questions about world war ii ration books, blakely china and commemorative coins. Full text of the centennial book, gifford, illinois. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 9,400 listings. The emergency and rationing ireland declared an official state of emergency on 2nd. Office of price administration, the paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods.
Clothing book this clothing book is for the period 19478. Ration book used during world war ii with sheets of stamps inserted in the middle. 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. Over 170 million d rations were manufactured during the war, producing such a backlog that the ration began to be used outside of emergency situations, and serious consideration was given to remanufacturing surplus d rations into a confection for emergency feeding of civilians in occupied areas. Wwii ration books are items of historic ephemera dating from the second world war. This week we added 469 images to the registry of war ration books. Once again, the office of price administration intervened with ration books. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954.
War ration book two 1942 office of price administration private collection. The blue stamps will be used for the first group of goods to be rationed. Before the stamps of the war ration book may be used, the person for whom it was issued must sign it as indicated in the book. 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. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. A free guide to help you discover gifford ancestors in online databases, funeral cards, surname histories, census records, war ration books, naturalization petitions, and message boards conveniently organized into a printable surname checklist. I have all four books, the first one only has three stamps left, book 2 is empty, book 3 has three full pages and one page that is only missing three stamps, book four has one full page of green stamps, five red stamps, nine blue stamps loose, 34 black spare stamps attached, with three more.
Climb in and youre carried back to 1942, youve got your feet under the table, and youre part of the family. By the end of the war, about 5,600 local rationing boards staffed by over 100,000 citizen volunteers were administering the program. War ration book two will have four pages of blue stamps and four pages of red stamps. Ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. Make offer war ration books ww2 1942 large lot mileage sugar more 7a wwii war ration book no. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. On august 15, 1945, world war ii gas rationing was ended on the west coast of the united states.
World war two ration book replica x 10 booklets copy of a ration book 194445. 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. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand.
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