ration book
Summary
3 general and 1 child's Ministry of Food Ration Books. Adult's books have brown manilla covers, child's book has green cover with additional space for Date of Birth and coupons inside for orange juice. Books in the names of H.Palmer, JN, E and PH Palmer (Penelope Helen) all of 64 Humphrey Lane, Urmston. Serial Nos: BM 857730, 31 and 32 and CE 348511. Coupons in all book partly cashed, mainly at "Eccles & District Cooperative Society Limited (Linc Avenue Grocery) 287 Stretford Road, Urmston" See 1982.411,412 & 414 for other 3 books.
Object Name
ration book
Date Created
1951-1952
accession number
1982.413
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Medium
Legal
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