Rationing Collection

Salvation Army / Wwi
World War I poster requesting the public to donate food and supplies to the Salvation Army who will distribute to soldiers fighting in France

Poster, The Vegetabull, a vegetable dish made with dried eggs or household milk is as good as a joint (post-WW2 rationing was still going on at this time). 1947

Dig for Victory poster - WWII
World War Two poster encouraging British civilians to dig for victory, featuring somebody doing just that

Ration Book July 1942
A Ministry of Food ration book issued in July 1942, to be returned if lost to the Greenwich food office

Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948
In 1947 Christian Dior (1905-1957) created a sensational collection labelled the New Look. His designs centred around gowns with an 18 inch waist, which focused attention on the bust and hips

Ww2 Clothing Coupons
Two CLOTHING BOOKS containing coupons without which you couldn t buy clothes : note the date - two years after the end of the war !

Save Food Poster / Wwi
Poster depicting a British soldier encouraging those on the home front to save food in response to food shortages due to German U-boat targeting of British merchant ships

Save Food / Wwi Poster
A First World War poster encouraging people to save food, featuring a sailor about to embark for war on a battle ship

Don t Waste Bread Wwi
Poster advising the public to eat less bread, and save two thick slices a day to defeat the U-boats during WWI. Thats a dangerous way to cut bread!

Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, who, in a series of illustrations suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war

Wartime poster for conserving of clothes and food
Second World War poster by Fougasse, encouraging people not to throw away clothing or food

WW2 - Home Front - Make-do and Mend Poster
The iconic WWII home front public information poster from the Ministry of Informations Make Do And Mend campaign. Date: 1940

Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. During World War II many materials were unavailable to the public because of government rationing

The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman James Hellyer - {pictured right}) drawing his Points ration book at the City Hall, Cardiff

Observed of all observers by Alfred Leete
The Chauffeur of a coal-gas-driven car (to a gathering crowd): Wot are you anging around cre for? The Crowd: Please, Mister, we se waiting for the balloon to go up

Humorous hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead
Comic illustration by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, showing a pavement artist pleading with a woman to keep her cat indoors as it keeps licking his pictures of fish off

Ration Book for William Pearson, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, 1919 (print)
XYC281181 Ration Book for William Pearson, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, 1919 (print) by English School, (20th century); 10.4x12.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Santa in Dewars White Label advert
Father Christmas receives a wish list asking for more variety in our food, more houses, more clothes, and less austerity and officialdom in this Dewars White Label scotch whisky advertisement

Ration Cards WWII
People queuing for temporary ration cards during World War II

Rations & Ration Book
A ration book with rations for a week, including four rashers of bacon, one egg and a quantity of sugar and fat

Young girls showing off one of six pairs of knickers that they made from an old night dress. April 1941

Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo)
8626479 Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I)

Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo)
8672639 Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The development of rationing in Britain in World War II, 1940-1942)

First World War: France, Patriotic propaganda map showing with humor the restrictions imposed by war: butter map, 1916
LUX4737080 First World War: France, Patriotic propaganda map showing with humor the restrictions imposed by war: butter map

First World War: France, Humoristic patriotic map showing the coal map, 1917
LUX4735637 First World War: France, Humoristic patriotic map showing the coal map, 1917, coal map: the flambant is reserved for lovers, the balls to the hens, the rooster of the chickens

First World War: France, Comedy postcard with supply cards: vegetable card: defendus vegetables: leek
LUX4735929 First World War: France, Comedy postcard with supply cards: vegetable card: defendus vegetables: leek, carrot when pulled, onion because it makes cry

First World War: France, Postcard showing a parody of the rationing card for sugar, 1916
LUX4736516 First World War: France, Postcard showing a parody of the rationing card for sugar, 1916, sugar card: " No rations to lovers since they have already kissed

Distribution centre with ration tickets, 1917
LUX4727694 Distribution centre with ration tickets, 1917; (add.info.: Distribution centre with ration tickets, 1917); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Woman clothed in ration coupons, 1918 (colour litho)
8664156 Woman clothed in ration coupons, 1918 (colour litho) by Leonnec, Georges (1881-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman clothed in ration coupons, World War I, 1918)

First World War: France, Comedy Patriotic Map showing a copy of the bread card, 1917, Soft bread, soft bread
LUX4735645 First World War: France, Comedy Patriotic Map showing a copy of the bread card, 1917, Soft bread, soft bread, calf bread, ball, split bread, fancy bread are allowed to lovers

Checking stocks of ration cards before distribution, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo)
8626481 Checking stocks of ration cards before distribution, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover of " Le Lrire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1917_3_3: Le thumb de M
ICA4846030 Cover of " Le Lrire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1917_3_3: Le thumb de M. Honnorat " Why wouldn't you give a boost to the thermometer

La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1916_4_6: War of 14 -18, Religion, Bread, Restrictions Rationoning
ICA4849762 La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1916_4_6: War of 14 -18, Religion, Bread, Restrictions Rationoning, Rationing Card - Prayers - Illustration by Pierre E

United States Homefront War Ration Book
3032661 United States Homefront War Ration Book; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II, United States Home front War Ration Book); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

"Have You Brought Your Fat Ration With You?" (colour litho)
8656944 "Have You Brought Your Fat Ration With You?" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Have You Brought Your Fat Ration With You)

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1918_5_11: War of 14 -18: Restrictions - Love
ICA4847007 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1918_5_11: War of 14 -18: Restrictions - Love, Restrictions Rationoning - Officer - Illustration by H

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing in a bucolic trench a hairy with his pipe opening a gift package
LUX4742624 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing in a bucolic trench a hairy with his pipe opening a gift package containing drink and chocolate, titled 'Thank you'

German women after second grade meat, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German women after second grade meat, 1914. German women in line for meat during the beginning of World War I.

Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. First World War - shop assistant and customer

Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing station, Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The commodities on the counter represent two weeks allotment for four people. Photograph made in Farm Security Administration (FSA)

The Grocer's Shop at Christmas - drawn by Foster, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Grocer's Shop at Christmas - drawn by Foster, 1850. Shoppers queuing to buy dried fruit to make plum puddings. Illustration to a story by John Oxenford

Children at The Everard Avenue School, Walton, Liverpool, helping to relieve the shortage of clerks by filling in the names and addresses on the new ration books. Picture taken 8th June 1942

The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper)
NGW387986 The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 17.2x24.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf, eat vegetables daily to enjoy good health. circa 1945

Menu, Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London
Wartime menu (Bill of Fare), Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London -- including a Ministry of Food Control Order relating to the need for rationing. (1 of 2) 1917

The shape of things to come. *** Location unknown.*** Three ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) ladies take a look into the future

Petrol Rationing: Members of the public queuing to register for petrol coupons after the government announcement that fuel would be rationed from the 22nd September 1939

The ham sandwiches without which no railway refreshment room had seemed complete were one of the first casualties of rationing in World War Two

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"Rationing: A Journey through History's Scarce Resources" Poster, The Vegetabull: In times of scarcity, even vegetables become the heroes on posters encouraging rationing during World War I. Salvation Army / WWI: Amidst the chaos of war, the Salvation Army played a crucial role in distributing rations to those in need, ensuring no one went hungry. Dig for Victory poster - WWII: Gardens became battlegrounds as citizens were urged to grow their own food during World War II to alleviate pressure on rationed supplies. Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948: Even haute couture felt the impact post-WWII; designers like Dior had to adapt and create within limited resources. WWII Clothing Coupons: Fashion took a backseat as clothing coupons dictated what people could purchase during wartime shortages – frugality became fashionable. Save Food Poster / WWI: Powerful imagery reminded civilians that every morsel counted during World War I – saving food meant supporting troops and winning the war. Save Food / WWI Poster: With patriotic fervor, posters urged citizens not to waste precious resources but instead contribute towards victory by conserving food supplies. Don't Waste Bread WWI: As bread symbolized sustenance and unity, campaigns against wasting it aimed at instilling responsibility among civilians during World War I. Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead: This poignant postcard captured both hope and resilience after the Great War when rationing began easing its grip on society's daily life. Wartime poster for conserving clothes and food : Striking visuals encouraged citizens to conserve both clothes and food alike as essential commodities faced scarcity due to conflict demands. Ration Book July 1942 .