ID Number – 453

Image No – img075

Subject – Clothes Rationing Book

Date – 1941

Donor – RogersStan

House No/Name – 29

Street – Jennings Street

War – 2nd World War

Additional Info – In 1941 Clothing Rationing was introduced into Great Britain as part of the War effort to conserve materials. Each family was issued with a Clothing Rationing Book and the example above of pages from Mrs E. Heame’s book of 29, Jennings Street shows the various stamps and coupons. Clothes rationing finally ended in 1949.