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1944-45 JUNIOR CLOTHING BOOK

Child's Clothing Ration Booklet
1944 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Ministry of Food (Controller)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (Printed)

Child's World War Two clothing ration book, printed on white paper printed in brown or red, with a cover of pink paper printed in black. There were originally seven pages (the covers were included in the pagination) with coupons, tokens and spare blocks related to the issue of clothing for the period 1944-45. Page I contains the holder's details and the book number, together with the stamp of the issuing office; page II contains instructions concerning the usage of the coupons.

Object details

Object type
Child's clothing ration booklet
Titles
  • 1944-45 JUNIOR CLOTHING BOOK (manufacturer's title)
  • Ration book (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Child's clothing Ration Booklet of printed paper; British, 1944-45
Physical description
Child's World War Two clothing ration book, printed on white paper printed in brown or red, with a cover of pink paper printed in black. There were originally seven pages (the covers were included in the pagination) with coupons, tokens and spare blocks related to the issue of clothing for the period 1944-45. Page I contains the holder's details and the book number, together with the stamp of the issuing office; page II contains instructions concerning the usage of the coupons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.4cm
  • When closed width: 9.3cm
  • Depth: 0.1cm
Production typeMass produced
Copy number
EL 202874 of unknown number
Marks and inscriptions
  • AUDREY M YEATES (Textual information; English; Upper case Roman; page I; Written; Ink)
  • 46 HIGH STREET MIDSOMER NORTON NR BATH (Textual information; English; Upper case Roman; Page I; Written; Ink)
  • WOK1/ 292/ 4 (Textual information; English; Upper case Roman with Arabic numerals; Page I; Written; Ink)
  • NORTON-RADSTOCK SW106 FOOD OFFICE (Stamp; English; Upper case Roman; Pages I, II; Stamped; Ink)
  • FOOD OFFICE CODE No. J (Textual information; English; Upper case Roman; Page I; printing; Ink)
  • THIS BOOK IS NUMBER EL 202874 (Textual information; English; Upper Case Roman; Page I; printing; printer's ink)
Credit line
Given by Audrey Hancock
Object history
Issued to the donor, née Audrey Mary Yeates on 28/04/1933
Historical context
Rationing of clothing was introduced in the United Kingdom by HM Government on 01/106/1941 to save resources for the war effort, and was reinforced three months later by the Limitation of Supplies (Clothing and Apparel) Order. Clothes rationing effectively lasted until 1949, but was not officially abolished until 1952: the coupons were required to accompany payment at the time of making purchases.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Association
World War II (1939-45)
Bibliographic reference
Geffrye Museum. CC41: Utility Furniture and Fashion 1941-1951 London: Inner London Education Authority, 1974. 48p, ill. ISBN 0 7168 0628 2
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.253-1998

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Record createdNovember 10, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9555/1944-45-junior-clothing-book-childs-clothing-ration-ministry-of-food/
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