Rationing Collection (page 2)

Four shop workers line up for a photograph in a well-stocked grocery store. The rationing sign behind them and the royal tin suggests the photograph dates to around 1952 or 1953

Women queuing for ration books, WW2
Women queuing outside a Food Office for ration books at the beginning of the Second World War. 1939

Bus conductor collecting fares from queuers, September 1939
London bus conductor collecting fares from passengers as they queue in the street in order to maximise efficiency. The reduction of bus services largely due to spirit rationing led to heavy queueing

Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939
Heavy queues in London due to reduced bus services to save fuel in times of spirit rationing, particularly in the mornings as people made their way to work

Poster, The effects of over-cooking and keeping hot. Vitamin value, goodness, taste go up in smoke - result is waste. 1945

Knitted womens cardigans 1940
Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons in a booklet
Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons for a motor cycle, valid for the month of October 1947, in a booklet of coupons issued by the Minister of Fuel and Power. (2 of 3) Date: 1947

Booklet cover, Motor Fuel Ration Book for a motor cycle, September 1947 to February 1948, date stamped Woolwich SE18, 22 August 1947. (1 of 3) Date: 1947

Cartoon, Bad Form in Dress, by Rodo Pissarro, WW1
Cartoon, Bad Form in Dress, by Rodo Pissarro, First World War. Women were warned against buying extravagant clothing during the war. circa 1915

Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940 Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940
Womens clothing in wool with stitch pattern. Date: 1940

Mural decorations in the Stockwell British Restaurant during the Second World War, on the theme of scenes in Stockwell and carried out by Derek Crowe

Mural decorations in the Vauxhall British Restaurant during the Second World War, on the theme of Vauxhall Gardens and carried out by E. K. Edney

Mural decorations in the Beckenham British Restaurant during the Second World War, on the theme of Wind in the Willows and carried out by the local art school

Scene inside a British Restaurant, one of a number of communal restaurants during the Second World War providing a cooked meal, with dessert and a cup of tea, for around the cost of 1s.2d

Interior of a British Restaurant, one of a number of communal restaurants during the Second World War providing a cooked meal, with dessert and a cup of tea, for around the cost of 1s.2d

Scene inside the first British Restaurant, one of a number of communal restaurants during the Second World War providing a cooked meal, with dessert and a cup of tea, for around the cost of 1s.2d

The cash and carry entrance of an unidentified British Restaurant. British Restaurants were set up during the war to provide nutritious and economical meals for the population. Date: 1946

Utility boiler suit, 1943 - WWII fashion
A Utility boiler suit in navy drill, procured for four coupons from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street. Date: 1943

Save Food to win Wwi
A woman saves food according to rationing recommendations during World War I in order to help save ships (many merchant ships were sunk by U-boats during WWI)

Clothing Coupons
A clothing coupon book cover

A (Y)appy Idea! by William Heath Robinson, WWI rationing
The Ventrimetric System: Rational weights and measures for use in hotels, restaurants, and clubs for the limitation of appetites

In the Stretching Sheds of an Ox-Tail Soup Factory. War-Time Economies from William Heath Robinson including an ingenious idea for making the ingredients for oxtail soup go further. Date: 1918

D-Day invasion ration pack
The contents of the 24-hour ration pack which was to be carried by every combatant in the anticipated Allied invasion of the continent. These were to be carried in a small waterproof box

Lady eating in silhouette by Nellie E. George
A lady seated at an elegant dining table raises a fork to her mouth. Published in The Bystander during World War One, the accompanying rhyming caption alludes to food rationing - Mary had a little

WW2 - Shortage of Potatoes in Britain during the War
Sorry No Potatoes - a British housewife has limited choice for her vegetable purchasing, as potato stocks dry up due to tight rationing control over supply - December, 1941. Date: 1941

WW1 - League of National Safety - set up to promote the value of rationing, the efforts to avoid wastage, to further the objects of the Food Economy Campaign

German ration card WWI
German bread ration card from Munich, Germany during World War I

Pool Petrol Rationed
A postcard making a light- hearted comment on the fact that petrol is rationed and that there are no branded fuels, only POOL petrol

British Food Rationing, First World War, 1918
Diagram showing the weekly butchers meat ration allowed for an adult (with children receiving half the amount). Rationing was introduced at the end of World War One when ships carrying food

WW2 poster, British Rail catering information, with a cartoon by Fougasse. Food was rationed for British Rail, as for everyone else, and Refreshment Baskets were discontinued. circa 1940s

Celanese fabric advert, 1941
Celanese fabric advert in wartime, 1941, featuing a glamorous, slightly coy woman in a Celanese nightdress. " See its Celanese and your coupons will go further. " Date: 1941

British and enemy civilian food supplies during WWI
Diagram showing the food rations and supplies in Britain compared with that in Germany and Austria during WW1. Date: 1918

Menu Card for Claridges Restaurant - just after WW2 with rationing still in force, however Lobster is (thankfully..) still on the menu!!! 11th March 1946. Date: 1946

Cartoon, The meat card, WW1
Cartoon, The meat card. When a cook is unable to obtain seven cutlets for her employers seven dinner guests, they are all instructed to bring their own cutlet. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Playing cards, WW1
Cartoon, Playing cards. Two old men at a table in a cafe play a game of cards (piquet) with their food rationing cards, which are normally used for buying meat, bread, coal and sugar. Date: 1917

Oatmeal on Scales
Oatmeal is a valuable addition to your everyday diet. It may be used in place of a proportion of the flour in most of your favourite recipies, scones, pastry etc. Date: 1940s

Celanese Nightgown 1944
A glamorous yet inexpensive nightgown in Celeanese artificial silk, makes good use of coupons. This model has a softly gathered bodice, gored skirt & ribbon bow trim Date: 1944

Cartoon, French street market, WW1
Cartoon, French street market. A woman and stallholder chat about the war and food rationing while a stray dog steals a fish. Date: 1917

Modelling utility fashions
Four girls modelling utility fashions during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Utility travelling coat, 1941
Advertisement for a Utility coat in Llama, camel or tweed, manufactured by Harris Cohen of Oxford Street and available from leading fashion stores around the country. Date: 1941

Celanese utility slip, 1943 - WWII fashion
Advertisement for Utility lingerie made from Celanese, 1943. Date: 1943

Utility floral coverall, 1943 - WWII fashion
A Utility coverall from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, one of a variety available in many materials and colours. Coveralls protected clothing

Utility bib and braces, 1943 - WWII fashion
A pair of bib and braces (dungarees) for women in navy drill, part of a range of Utility clothing available from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, procured for three coupons

Utility coat, 1942
A coat of soft dove grey piped with scarlet featuring broad shoulders, loose sleeves and useful pockets - part of a number of examples of Utility models exhibition at the International Wool

Communal Kitchens, WWI by Will Owen
Cartoon by Will Owen, a humorous comment on the rise of the communal kitchen, introduced during the First World War as a way of providing war workers and the poor with nourishing meals

Wartime Hunting - a day with the suburban hounds (rationing)
Humorous drawing by H. H. Harris commenting on rationing in Britain in 1918 using the metaphor of hunting. Lord Rhondda, who served as Food Controller, is Master of the Hounds

Food Economy Campaign, WWI - Canning Apples
Women canning apples on the home front during the First World War. In 1917, prior to rationing, a food economy campaign urged the public to save food and cook frugally. 1917

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