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Shortage Collection (#2)

Background imageShortage Collection: Cartoon, Croesus, WW1

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Background imageShortage Collection: Cartoon, Concerning sugar, WW1

Cartoon, Concerning sugar, WW1
Cartoon, Concerning sugar. Two French women discuss how little sugar they are using during the sugar crisis, but it still sounds like quite a lot! Date: 1916

Background imageShortage Collection: Cartoon, The paper crisis, WW1

Cartoon, The paper crisis, WW1
Cartoon, The paper crisis. A French officer on horseback asks a civilian why he has no papers (identity documents). The civilian replies that the newspapers are short of paper too! Date: 1916

Background imageShortage Collection: Cartoon, The sugar crisis, WW1

Cartoon, The sugar crisis, WW1
Cartoon, The sugar crisis. A diabetic man wonders why all the dogs are following him. A comment on a new wartime rule not to give sugar to dogs. Date: 1916

Background imageShortage Collection: Cartoon, The... High Price of Provisions

Cartoon, The... High Price of Provisions
Cartoon, The Real Cause of the present High Price of Provisions, or, a View on the Sea Coast of England with French Agents smuggling away Supplies for France

Background imageShortage Collection: Things We Vow We Will Do, When Peace Breaks out

Things We Vow We Will Do, When Peace Breaks out
Cartoon by George Studdy showing a gent purposefully indulging in wasteful behaviour, a welcome relief after years of food control, shortages and rationing. Date: 1918

Background imageShortage Collection: WW1 - Comment on the food shortage

WW1 - Comment on the food shortage
WW1 - To ensure food supply during shortages, National and local food control committees were established to ensure food distribution across the country

Background imageShortage Collection: Gas bag omnibus in Edinburgh, WW1

Gas bag omnibus in Edinburgh, WW1
An example of a coal gas powered vehicle in Edinburgh - in this case a bus which holds a voluminous rubber bag for the gas on its roof

Background imageShortage Collection: Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement

Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement in The Sphere encouraging readers to subscribe to its sister paper, The Tatler, to avoid missing out during wartime

Background imageShortage Collection: A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1

A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1
CHEMIST: " That, madame, is petrol - our dearest and rarest perfume." Cartoon in The Bystander commenting on the extortionate cost of petrol as it became increasingly scarce on the home

Background imageShortage Collection: New Fashions for 1918 by William Heath Robinson, WW1

New Fashions for 1918 by William Heath Robinson, WW1
New Fashions for 1918 - designed to meet the shortage of tweeds. A series of revealing menswear outfits suggested by Heath Robinson during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageShortage Collection: The Last Man by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon

The Last Man by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
The Last Man by William Heath Robinson, showing a gentleman perched precariously on the top of Nelsons Column while numerous women search for him below - a comment on the shortage of men

Background imageShortage Collection: Goatskin shortages in 1915: humourous alternatives suggested

Goatskin shortages in 1915: humourous alternatives suggested
Hirsuitabilities: A humourous suggestion from Edwin Morrow in responce to the possibility of a shortage in supply of goat skins for soldiers winter overcoats. Date: 1915

Background imageShortage Collection: Commandeering meat for the army during World War I

Commandeering meat for the army during World War I
Cargoes of frozen meat were commandeered by the Government on arrival in the UK. On the eve of the war the prices of provisions shot up suddenly but the Government stepped in

Background imageShortage Collection: The Threatened Slump in Husbands: post WW1 polgamy imagined

The Threatened Slump in Husbands: post WW1 polgamy imagined
The Bystander takes a humourous look in 1915 at the marriage problems that may arise after the war is over. C.E Peto imagines the social consequences of polgamy becoming permissable in the wake of

Background imageShortage Collection: Food shortages, WW1

Food shortages, WW1
London society finds that the only topic of conversation in 1918 is food, rationing and what there is available to eat. An illustration by Annie Fish to accompany the Letters of Eve gossip column in

Background imageShortage Collection: Eve talks to Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller, WW1

Eve talks to Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller, WW1
Eve, the fictional gossip columnist of The Tatler magazine, lectures Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller during the latter part of the First World War, on the fact that his economy campaign

Background imageShortage Collection: Munitions scandal, cartoon, WW1

Munitions scandal, cartoon, WW1
Cartoon from London Opinion reproduced in The Tatler in their Pictorial Politics, column, showing a British officer, representing the Army, talking to a shopkeeper, representing John Bull

Background imageShortage Collection: Growing vegetables for victory, WW1

Growing vegetables for victory, WW1
A page from The Graphic demonstrating the wide variety of ways the British population was growing vegetables during the First World War

Background imageShortage Collection: Society dinner party in wartime, WW1

Society dinner party in wartime, WW1
Illustration to accompany the Letters of Eve gossip column in The Tatler, showing a society dinner party, with guests wrapped in furs against the cold

Background imageShortage Collection: The Bank of England at the beginning of World War I

The Bank of England at the beginning of World War I
The prospect of a shortage of gold owing to the threatened rupture of financial relations with the Continent resulted in a highly unusual spectacle at the Bank of England in London

Background imageShortage Collection: A blanket converted into an overcoat for British soldiers

A blanket converted into an overcoat for British soldiers
The blanket as overcoat. With the shortage of military overcoats, a suggestion for converting a blanket into a warm and practical coat

Background imageShortage Collection: Lady Kindersley as a waste paper merchant, WW1

Lady Kindersley as a waste paper merchant, WW1
Lady Kindersley, formerly Miss Gladys Beadle, pictured near her home in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, collecting waste paper with the aid of her children and two donkey carts

Background imageShortage Collection: Baking your own bread, WW1

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

Background imageShortage Collection: The Food Problem, WW1 cartoon by Fish

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

Background imageShortage Collection: Shortage of ammunitions 1916

Shortage of ammunitions 1916
During the early months of World War One the British force suffered greatly through shortage of ammunitions. A tremendous drive by Mr

Background imageShortage Collection: British soldier working on the land, WW1

British soldier working on the land, WW1
A British soldier driving a plough during the First World War. Owing to the lateness of the years sowing in 1916, due to bad weather and shortage of labour

Background imageShortage Collection: Car with suitcases on roof rack - Germany post-war

Car with suitcases on roof rack - Germany post-war
A car with several suitcases packed together on the roof rack. Note the wood gas generator power supply system - Germany, 1945 - essential due to the severe petrol shortage at the end of WW2

Background imageShortage Collection: Advert for Goodyears Chemigum synthetic rubber 1942

Advert for Goodyears Chemigum synthetic rubber 1942
Another Goodyear contribution to progress. Since the Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies the loss of our crude rubber supply has been extremely serious to the Allied War Effort

Background imageShortage Collection: WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs

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

Background imageShortage Collection: Iron and Steel Act - Cartoon on shortage of steel

Iron and Steel Act - Cartoon on shortage of steel
Fears over steel shortages due the impending Nationalisation of the Steel Industry via the Iron and Steel Act of 1949. Two gents face a cautious Seafood seller (George Higgs)

Background imageShortage Collection: WW2 - Comic Postcard - Where to put Cookery Books?

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

Background imageShortage Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Inside Information

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

Background imageShortage Collection: WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with alternative transport

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with alternative transport. Comic postcard from wartime England by Evelyn E Morris, showing alternative forms of transport available if the petrol pumps ran dry

Background imageShortage Collection: WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threds

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

Background imageShortage Collection: Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paper

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paper
During World War Two, the growing shortage of paper from overseas meant that the daily papers shrinked in size. Britains public was encouraged to save every scrap of paper

Background imageShortage Collection: Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber
During World War Two, Britain got 90% of their suppies of natural rubber from Japan, due to this, rubber became scarce. Old rubber was collected from old tyres and worn hose-pipes

Background imageShortage Collection: Tunstead and Happing Corporation Penny Token

Tunstead and Happing Corporation Penny Token

Background imageShortage Collection: Forces Tennis Balls

Forces Tennis Balls
A Lillywhites girl shows off the surplus of tennis balls donated by Dunlop, Slazenger etc. following an appeal due to a shortage within the Armed Forces! Date: 28 May 1942

Background imageShortage Collection: Shopping queue 1948

Shopping queue 1948
Lining up to get some fresh fruit, Malmo, Sweden 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageShortage Collection: Ram Roasting Tradition

Ram Roasting Tradition
The Ram Roasting Fair at Kingsteington, Devon, England, is an annual (Whit Tuesday) event. A lamb is sacrificed in thanks for rain after a period of drought. Date: circa 1950

Background imageShortage Collection: World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form

World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form - rather meagre Fare. Date: circa 1941

Background imageShortage Collection: Lord Kitchener in France during shell crisis, WW1

Lord Kitchener in France during shell crisis, WW1
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) and others leaving a conference in France during the shell shortage crisis, First World War. Date: circa 1915

Background imageShortage Collection: Rationing - WW1 - Fancy Dress Costume

Rationing - WW1 - Fancy Dress Costume
Rationing was introduced into Britain at the tale end of World War One - in February 1918. Rationing was introduced in response to an effective U-boat campaign and during World War One

Background imageShortage Collection: Recipe for a midsummer hotpot

Recipe for a midsummer hotpot
Wartime recipe, incorporating a multitude of vegetables along with bacon scaps and cheese

Background imageShortage Collection: Different ways of dealing with the scarcity of oil

Different ways of dealing with the scarcity of oil
Illustration by W. Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Background imageShortage Collection: Shortage of Labour during WWI

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Background imageShortage Collection: Racecourse Plowed

Racecourse Plowed
The authorities take the food shortage seriously - just how seriously is evidenced by the plowing up of this racecourse near Petrograd so that crops can be planted there



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