“Your Ration Book”

Creator / Contributor:

Great Britain. Ministry of Food.

Date Created / Date Issued:

1940s

Rights - Use and Reproduction:

Public Domain

Description:

Food and clothing rationing was instituted in 1940 and continued until 1954. Every man, woman, and child in Britain received a ration book of coupons that were used to purchase rationed items.

Type:

image

Topic:

Rationing

Owning Repository:

© The National Archives (TNA)

Place Name:

Great Britain