Pictures, scans, text of war ration book one, two, three, four issued between 1942 and 1945 by office of price administration, local board 181920, caddo parish, louisiana. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war. Red and blue onepoint tokens, like the one in the inset, were used to make making change for rati. Ration books of world war ii arizona historical society. There is a note on the back of the book that reads. It has been completed with penned entries from its original owner, and includes a stamp which authorized the booklet. Maudes husband clarence did not serve in the war due to his age 52 according to his book two. 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.
Specialized private collectors may pay a little more for unused books in mint condition. During spring 1942, the government introduced rationing of certain consumer items that were in short supply. 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. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. Issued on may 5, 1942 to a young girl from maryland, this book includes a serial number in red, instructions on wartime rationing, and several remaining stamps attached to the interior. Wwii ration books are items of historic ephemera dating from the second world war. Jan 31, 20 the small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. Several photographs of the paperwork needed to obtain food and gas are displayed here. During world war 2, imported goods that included tinned items were rationed in britain, and these were worth 16 points in your ration book. This was to prevent hoarding and to ensure everyone got. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Make offer two world war ii war ration book four with stampsissued houston texas. Institute of museum and library services, administered by. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing.
Office of price administration covid19 update may 17, 2020. Mileage certificate undated world war ii rationing stamps program, 19431946. Digital collection wwii war ration book 4 american centuries. Office of price administration, the paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods. Ration book used during world war ii with sheets of stamps inserted in the middle. Booklets were consolidated from diverse donations in the past. It still cost money, but you couldnt even buy it unless you had stamps. Some clothing stamps were eventually validated for shoe rationing. It has three stamps inside which are numbered 19, 20, and 22. Rationing of processed foods started march 1st, 1943. Ask anyone who remembers life on the home front during world war ii about their strongest memories and chances are they will tell. As you can see from some of the ration books, she lists her age as 35.
What is a war ration book four worth with some stamps. It has the warnings on the front and was printed in 1942. War ration book one 1942 office of price administration. This ration book belonged to luella runck of oxford, indiana. Can you tell me more about rationing from this period and what the ones i have might be worth. War ration book one 1942 office of price administration private collection. Rationing is a vital part of your countrys war effort. 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. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954.
Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. A history of the world is a partnership between the bbc and the british museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the bbc, and schools, museums and. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand. War ration book one circulated from may 4, 1943, to april. Guide to the world war ii rationing collection, 19421945. It will limit their purchases of sugar beginnning around the middle of march to 12 ounces per individual per week. Ww2 replica junior ration book and identity card 4. Parents are responsible for the safekeeping and use of their childrens war ration book. The paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods. Ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front, 1942. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny. Consumers were allotted so many points that were recorded in these books. War ration book three ration coupons on the home front.
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. World war ii home front ration book four 1942 1945. This ration book is marked war ration book four and no. Home page ration book search why war ration book no. This book is your only means of buying clothing declares the front of this book. The book was issued to roland otto mueller of falls city, texas on may 4, 1942. Ration books world war ii 1943 1945 description this small collection consists of world war ii ration books and related information issued between 1943 and 1945.
Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1942 please retry. 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. New point ration chart 1943 prunes, raisins to be rationed, starts sunday 1943 ration book no. I was given 6 war ration books with most of the stamps still in them. 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. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. World war two ration stamp points release dates living like. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without. United states of america war ration book one may 4, 1942.
Wwii ration book this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Today is day three of my wartime kitchen and ration book cooking challenge, and today is all about eggs. The first book is a united states of america war ration book one. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have improved the nations health. War ration books were produced by the united states office of price administration in 1942.
Examples of books 1 through 4 are represented with many different names associated with the booklets. War ration book two 1942 office of price administration private collection. Janice and fiona have also been busy in their wartime kitchen too, and you can read. The above photo are blue ration stamps from a real war ration book number two. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some. War ration book one this is the cover for holding the ration book that was issued to my grandmother.
They belonged to my mother who passed away in 98 and i am just now going through her memorabilia. Civilians were also encouraged to recycle during the war. 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. During his lifetime, hyman was a member of the beth israel brotherhood.
Book one below was issued on may 5th, 1942 by avis hays registrar for local board no. 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. Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. Yesterday was a vegetarian day for us, and i made a rather tasty woolton pie, you can read all about it here. 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 name and address details are left blank front of the ration book therefore students could fill in their own details.
Ww2 replica ration book, evacuee tag and identity card by memorabilia pack company 4. World war 1 ration book contributed by antiques roadshow huttonintheforest. Records from war ration books for genealogy world war. Find war ration book four, issued to the family of gardiner johnson by u. World war ll ration book printable pdf teaching history. Each stamp was illustrated with a military symbol such as a naval ship, airplane, tank, gun, horn of plenty or. Jul 10, 2015 the above photo are blue ration stamps from a real war ration book number two. Demonstration of point rationing plan btw 19421945 office of war information library of congress how. The first war ration stamps given out were for sugar. World war ii ration books cecil thompson world war ii mileage ration book 1945. See more ideas about world war, war and ww2 posters. I recently inherited my familys world war ii ration books, including paper coupons and coins. The front cover of the war rations book is featured on the picture above. The below ration books belonged to maude elizabeth haas williams, of whom i shared a photograph in an earlier post.
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. But dont sell it untill you get a good idea of the prices people are getting for that kind of thing. War ration book five undated mileage ration coupons, undated box1, folder4 containers description dates box folder 1 4 item 1. Clothes rationing continued until 1949 and food rationing until in 1952. What is the value of war ration book four with stamps inside. A series of four books were given out in the united states, and on the back of each was the slogan, if you.
Although the war ended in 1945 there were shortages for a while after. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny someone his share and will create hardship and help the enemy. Civilians first received ration books war ration book number one, or the sugar book on 4 may 1942, through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers. War ration book four paperback january 1, 1944 by usa office of price administration author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. World war ii ration books bridgeport history center. 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. In 1942 rationing had started for sugar, gasoline and other goods.
The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. War ration book one issued to hyman brown on 4 may 1942. Rationing the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. This small collection consists of world war ii ration books and related information issued between 1943 and 1945. The booklet contains a number of war ration coupons, and some are missing. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products.
This assembled collection consists of war ration books 1, 2, and 4 issued in the states of maine and massachusetts, an application for war ration book 3. Individuals used these books daily to purchase rationed goods such as sugar, butter, beefsteak, and gas. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some 5,500 local. War ration book four usa office of price administration on. Ration books, world war ii, original object lessons. Local boards served as registrars, delivered the books to distribution points, and provided instruction. This replica is faithfully reproduced by a professional uk printer, and is an actual copy of an original ration book from 19441945. The united states military ration refers to various preparations and packages of food provided to feed members of the armed forces. War ration book four, issued to the family of gardiner johnson. Wwii ration books the cambridge historical commission. You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. 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. Get the best deals on war ration book when you shop the largest online selection at. The red stamps were used to purchase meat and butter.
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