Rationing Collection (page 9)

Baking your own bread, WW1
First World War advertisement from the British Commercial Gas Association, suggesting that, with the reduction in the number of bakers throughout the country

The Food Problem, WW1 cartoon by Fish
Professor of Economics (to Hostess): Pardon! - my bread, I believe. Polite society begin to squablle over portions as food shortages take hold in the latter part of the First World War. Date: 1917

Advert for Kooksjoie range cooker 1918
Kooksjoie range cooker, from the London Warming and Ventilating Co. Ltd, a behemoth of a thing, whose manufacturers promise it consumes just half a ton of coal per month

Weekly food ration for one person 1946
Weekly rationed food post Second World War in Britain. Bread and vegetables where unrationed, tins where obtained by points. Date: 1946

Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided

Petrol rations and oil tankers by G. H. Davis
Petrol rations and oil tankers: an analysis for car owners during the Second World War. A diagrammatic explanation setting out the relative basic petrol allowances for private cars for August

Food rationing comparison by G. H. Davis
Food rationing in Great Britain during the two World Wars: a comparison of the periods 1917-1920 and 1940-1946. The chief topic of conversation today -- food

Knitting pattern 1943
Warm wool lies... Vest and pants for the long winter evenings. A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a womans vest and pants

Knitting pattern 1945
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a step in slip. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

Dried eggs and bacon for breakfast 1945
Eggs and bacon for breakfast. What is the favourite British breakfast? Why, eggs and bacon, of course! Well, now that the allowance of dried eggs is two packets every four weeks for every grown-up

Dried egg recipes 1945
Dried egg recipes: Scrambled omelet eggs, curried eggs, rissoles, meat vegetable cakes, cabbage rissoles and Spanish bread. Date: 1945

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

Filling in ration books
Girls employed to fill in ration books with names and other information before being distributed to the British population in 1939. Date: 1939

Knitting pattern 1944
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a tuck in blouse and three-toned jacket. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

BRUSSELS: RATIONING, c1944. Residents of Brussels, Belgium, line up at a butcher shop for their weekly meat ration. Photograph, c1944

NEW ORLEANS, 1943. A soldier on line at a rationing board in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photograph by John Vachon, 1943

FOOD STORAGE, c1942. A food storage house built aboveground, with tight, well-insulated double walls to keep food from freezing

WWII: HOMEFRONT, 1943. Men registering for ration books at a public school in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Marjory Collins, 1943

WWII: FILM STRIP, 1942. A slide from the slide film Todays Storage is Tomorrows Dinner, promoting responsible food production, storage and consumption during wartime

WWII: FILM STRIP, c1942. A slide from the slide film Todays Storage is Tomorrows Dinner, promoting responsible food production, storage and consumption, produced by the Farm Security Administration

A pile of Meals Ready to Eat lies on the floor at a compound
July 30, 2010 - A pile of Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) lies on the floor at an Armed Force for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) compound

Vintage World War Two poster demonstrating food rationing
Vintage World War Two poster showing two cartoons demonstrating how rationing helps spread supplies evenly. It declares, Rationing means a fair share for all of us

Vintage World War II poster reads: Rationing is sharing with our fighters and neighbors

World War Two poster showing ways to save cooking fats and greases
Digitally restored war propaganda poster. This vintage World War Two poster features ways to save cooking fats and greases and shows a woman giving them to her butcher. It declares - Save Waste Fats

A 6th grade teacher instructs her elementary students. circa February 1943
Facts the younger generation of marketers should know are taught this class in the Murch Elementary School, Washington, D.C

American soldiers getting their food in the American Red Cross canteen
American soldiers getting their bowls of chocolate and rolls in the American Red Cross canteen at Toulouse, France. circa 1917-1919

Person donating their rubber at a scrap rubber drive during World War II
June 15, 1942 - Person donating their rubber at a scrap rubber drive during World War II

A woman donates her silk stockings so it could be repurposed as powder bags during
A woman donates her old hosiery so it could be repurposed as powder bags which propel the projectile in big naval and coast defense guns

A woman donates her cooking fat to a butcher. circa June 1942
A woman donates her cooking fat to a butcher who will sell it to rendering plants where it will be processed into ammunition for Americas fighting men. circa June 1942

An eager school boy gets his first experience in using War Ration Book Two. circa 1943
An eager school boy gets his first experience in using War Ration Book Two. With many parents engaged in war work, children are being taught the facts of point rationing for helping out in family

Boys and girls collect fats and greases then turn it over to school authorities
As part of their junior commando activities, these boys and girls collect all fats and greases from local housewives during the week, and turn it over to school authorities in Roanoke, Virginia

WWI: POSTER, 1917. Sugar means ships - The consumption of sugar sweetened drinks must be reduced - For your beverages 400 million lbs. of sugar were imported in ships last year

Food Rations
17th December 1917: First World War rations in England, sugar, butter, meat, bread and breadcrumbs. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sweet Tooth
24th April 1949: Three children gazing longingly through the window of a sweetshop on the day that sweet rationing ended in Britain. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit in rationing coupons
WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit - Cost 8 guineas and 26 Clothing rationing coupons - 17th June, 1941. In 1942, each person had 60 coupons p.a. which reduced down to 24 coupons by 1945

WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs
October, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Where to put Cookery Books?
WW2 Rationing - Humour - Where shall we put the old-time Cookery Books? Fiction or Humour ?! Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Inside Information
" This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister. Inside Information - a little girl out shopping for fish is slightly disappointed to

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming
" We have to gian the victory - that is our task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Theres a Good Time Coming - a little girl sees a future without rationing

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threds
WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threads. Lovely card by Evelyn E Morris, relating to the need for austerity during wartime and hence a lack of available cloth for new clothes or repairs

Coupon Wedding - Cloth in short supply leads to a rather daring wedding gown! Date: 1943

Family Christmas Dinner - 1950s. The young boy (front left) is wearing his Christmas present - a Martian Space Outfit. Date: early 1950s

Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - Norway
Two women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK

Extended family eating Christmas Dinner. Three generations celebrate with turkey and all the trimmings which rationing would allow

WW2 - Rationing of petrol illustrated on this postcard, a little boy relaint on his ration book to keep his car running! Date: circa 1942

Bread rationing. Housewives and children queue at the bakers in Bexley Heath. 1946

Ploughing in a snowstorm when Britain needed food - January 1947 A TopFoto
Ploughing in a snowstorm when Britain needed food - January 1947 eTopFoto

British ration books from 1941 and 1948. Rationing lasted for 14 years from 1940 until 1954, far longer than World War II itself

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"Rationing: A Journey through History's Scarce Resources" Poster, The Vegetabull: In times of scarcity, even vegetables become the heroes on posters encouraging rationing during World War I. Salvation Army / WWI: Amidst the chaos of war, the Salvation Army played a crucial role in distributing rations to those in need, ensuring no one went hungry. Dig for Victory poster - WWII: Gardens became battlegrounds as citizens were urged to grow their own food during World War II to alleviate pressure on rationed supplies. Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948: Even haute couture felt the impact post-WWII; designers like Dior had to adapt and create within limited resources. WWII Clothing Coupons: Fashion took a backseat as clothing coupons dictated what people could purchase during wartime shortages – frugality became fashionable. Save Food Poster / WWI: Powerful imagery reminded civilians that every morsel counted during World War I – saving food meant supporting troops and winning the war. Save Food / WWI Poster: With patriotic fervor, posters urged citizens not to waste precious resources but instead contribute towards victory by conserving food supplies. Don't Waste Bread WWI: As bread symbolized sustenance and unity, campaigns against wasting it aimed at instilling responsibility among civilians during World War I. Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead: This poignant postcard captured both hope and resilience after the Great War when rationing began easing its grip on society's daily life. Wartime poster for conserving clothes and food : Striking visuals encouraged citizens to conserve both clothes and food alike as essential commodities faced scarcity due to conflict demands. Ration Book July 1942 .