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Description: | This is a ration book issued by the Ministry to Food to Violet Turvey of Esher, Surrey in 1943. Rationing of food began in 1940 and was finally fully phased out by 1954. The scheme was introduced to combat food shortages caused by the depredations wreaked on shipping to British ports by German ships, aircraft, and submarines. The ships being attacked carried a large proportion of Britain?s food, so a twin strategy was adopted of rationing food and encouraging people to produce their own. The scheme meant that people could only be supplied by one retailer for each of the groups of items rationed. The names of Ms. Turvey?s registered retailers can be seen on the third image. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | Out of Copyright | Subjects: | London at War Home and Family | Temporal: | 1943 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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a food ration book supplement
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