Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a. A typical persons weekly ration allowed them 1 egg, 2 ounces each of tea and butter, an ounce of cheese, eight ounces of sugar, four ounces of bacon and four ounces of margarine. At auction, the two sets of ration books did not generate a lot of bids. Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. Throughout the 1940s every man woman and child in britain owned ration books of coupons that had to be used to obtain food and clothing. After june 10th, applications will not be accepted before august 1. 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. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. Ration books, stamps, and tokens an anti hoarding, prorationing poster from the united states in world war ii. Ration book four also included spare stamps that were occasionally validated for the purchase of five extra pounds of pork. Ration book definition and meaning collins english. While they no longer can be used to buy anything, i found them among the most valuable keepsakes for the monumental story they told about the very. Fabric was needed for the war effort to make uniforms, parachutes etc.
Ration book application signed by beatrice clementine blewett in alexandria, louisiana. Dec 01, 2008 if you are talking about uk ration books and uk id from ww2 i have mine my brothers and sisters have some there are plenty in the british museums. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without. I have a motor fuel ration book ref lh6 806166 completely unused is this worth anything also, i have 12 bells of answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Wwii ration books are items of historic ephemera dating from the second world war. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. Some clothing stamps were eventually validated for shoe rationing. The martins got their meat at henson the butchers and their eggs, cheese, bacon, sugar and butter at burtons stores in stratfordonavon. 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. Im following the general rule that ive always heard, ration books are not worth anything because everyone had them. Also included are two folders for ration book storage. I was given 6 war ration books with most of the stamps still in them.
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. Individuals used these books daily to purchase rationed goods such as sugar, butter, beefsteak, and gas. World war 2 ration books the war ration was not very high. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954. Clothing rationing was introduced in 1941 and lasted eight years. 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.
The front cover of the war rations book is featured on the picture above. The note on the bottom right corner says this application must be mailed between june 1 and june 10, 1943. The most common war ration book material is cotton. The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. The war ration stamps are very common and the demand for them in the collectors circle is not very high. Around 1939, when world war ii began, the united kingdom imported twothirds of its food, all of which had to be shipped over oceans teeming with german uboats. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. War ration book four 1943 office of price administration private collection. 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. The site genealogy today offered a database to search for ration books.
The paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods. During spring 1942, the government introduced rationing of certain consumer items that were in short supply. Find war ration book four, issued to the family of gardiner johnson by u. Feb 12, 2012 last year my mum gave me a ration book that dates back to world war 2, shes a hairdresser and one of her customers, an old lady, learnt that i was interested in history and gave me it. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Staining, soiling and other cosmetic damage would detract from the resale value of your wwii era ephemera. What is the value of world war 2 ration books answers. Last year my mum gave me a ration book that dates back to world war 2, shes a hairdresser and one of her customers, an old lady, learnt that i was interested in history and gave me it. The weekly food ration for two people, uk, 1943 this photograph shows the amounts of butter, milk, bacon, lard, sugar, cheese, tea and jam received by two people per week in britain. This is still cool i belonged to my great grandmothers brother, john gordon, he lived in midland, mi. Hi, my grandmother past away in 2000 she was born in jan, 1922 and lived through the war in her teens after she died i looked through all her things and found these food ration stamps, two of the ration 3 books and, three of the ration four stamp books all still have remaining stamps, including my grandmother and my grandfathers along with another family members.
Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. War ration book four, issued to the family of gardiner johnson. Several photographs of the paperwork needed to obtain food and gas are displayed here. Office of price administration covid19 update may 1, 2020. Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. There is a note on the back of the book that reads. American civilians first received ration bookswar ration book number one, or the sugar bookon 4 may 1942, through more than 100,000 school teachers, pta groups and other volunteers 7 sugar was the first consumer commodity rationed. War ration book two 1942 office of price administration private collection.
War ration book one ration coupons on the home front, 1942. Interesting question, since i have some as family heirlooms, meaning they are not for sale. Jan 31, 20 the small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. Ration books, world war ii, original object lessons. There is a page inside the food ration books for the names and addresses of shops. Unfollow world war 2 ration books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Office of price administration, the paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods. Can you tell me more about rationing from this period and what the ones i have might be worth. Condition is a big factor, the better the condition the more valuable they are but yet. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about war ration book. Included is an eight cent stamp depicting a mail delivery driver with holes along the right edge, a postcard with two russian stamps, and a bicentennial of the day of freedom july 4 76 cover in a vinyl storage case with four thirteen cent stamps marked july 4, 1776. I have a motor fuel ration book ref lh6 806166 completely.
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. 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. This collection of nine world war ii era ration books includes two copies of war rations book 2, two copies of war ration book 3 and five copies of war ration book four issued by the office of price administration. World war ll ration book printable pdf teaching history.
When tokens came into use, the purchaser could receive three tokens, each worth one point, in exchange. Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. What is the value of world war 2 ration books with all the. I recently inherited my familys world war ii ration books, including paper coupons and coins. Clothing book this clothing book is for the period 19478. Ration books worked on a coupon system, so people could only purchase their entitlement and no more. War ration book one 1942 office of price administration private collection. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Rescuing texas history, 2015 and one other and was provided by pioneer city county museum to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries.
The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have impro. An advantage of tokens was that they never expired, while the stamps did. Ration book used during world war ii with sheets of stamps inserted in the middle. Oct 10, 2017 the weekly food ration for two people, uk, 1943 this photograph shows the amounts of butter, milk, bacon, lard, sugar, cheese, tea and jam received by two people per week in britain. 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. War ration book one 1942 office of price administration. 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.
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 the united kingdom, united states and germany. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small commission at no additional. This was to prevent hoarding and to ensure everyone got.
World war 2 ration book template book template, world war 2. Now before anybody starts on about respecting gifts, im not selling it, its just every time i look at it i see something extremely valuable, from a historical reference point of view. This ration book belonged to luella runck of oxford, indiana. Oct 01, 2003 hi, my grandmother past away in 2000 she was born in jan, 1922 and lived through the war in her teens after she died i looked through all her things and found these food ration stamps, two of the ration 3 books and, three of the ration four stamp books all still have remaining stamps, including my grandmother and my grandfathers along with another family members ration books with signatures. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have improved the nations health. Wwii us war rations books and stamps this page describes the way in which resources such as gas and sugar were rationed and distributed to the civilian population in the united states during wwii.
Dec 09, 2011 i have a motor fuel ration book ref lh6 806166 completely unused is this worth anything also, i have 12 bells of answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Give your whole support to rationing and tby conserve our vital goods. They are blue with artillery, ships, tanks and aircraft on the stamps. Pricing depends on rarity, and they get more value, the more provenance you can document tying it to particular families, particular persons, and so on. Click view posters other ads for more items that are being sold. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. 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. World war 2 ration book template book template, world. Ww ii war ration books, opa tokens, wallet, saving stamps. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is ones allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. Rationing was introduced temporarily by the british government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war at the start of the second world war in 1939, the united kingdom was importing 20 million long tons of food per year, including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, almost 80% of fruit and about 70% of cereals and fats. 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. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war.
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