The first is a War Ration Book No. 3 with the stamps intact. I was 9 when the book was issued. It has my age, height and weight listed on the cover. The back is not torn but is slightly discolored.

Four ration books were issued during the war to purchase products that were not transportation-related commodities or fuel. The stamps had no set value and were not for any specific product (with ...

November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of the World War I, or the Great War as it was remembered prior to World War II. At 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 - after four years of ...

'Imagine a fifteen month old standing in a queue with a ration book.' Between them they had between four and five ration books - My Gran's, her sister's, her mother's, her Gran's and her Grandad's.

Today marks the 75th anniversary of clothing rationing being introduced in Britain. A new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North looks at what this meant for the fashion industry and textile ...