Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1961.064.124 |
Object Name |
Book, Ration |
Title |
Ration Book 6 |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
1942 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
A food ration book - Ration Book 6 - that was assigned to a person for use during the Second World War (World War II). The information written on the front is AR 65113, Peter McDonald, RR 3, Chatsworth, Ontario. |
Provenance |
Issued to Peter McDonald of Chatsworth, Grey County, during the Second World War (1939-1945). The book was issued by the Ration Administration--Wartime Prices and Trade Board at Montreal. Rationing was in effect from 1942-1946 (and formally ended in 1947). The last ration books were produced in 1946. |
Collection |
Textiles, Flags & Pennants Collection |
Material |
Paper/Metal/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-0.5 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
McDonald, Peter |
Subjects |
World War II War measures Rationing |
Search Terms |
Chatsworth (Village of) |
Function |
A mass-produced souvenir item, that would have been sold in Owen Sound, Ontario. Sometimes people would display a pennant souvenir on their wall at home. |