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title: British Clothing Ration Book
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19125/british-clothing-ration-book/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-19
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# British Clothing Ration Book
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19125.png)
## Image Caption
A clothing ration book used during [rationing in wartime Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2491/rationing-in-wartime-britain/). (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, June 19). British Clothing Ration Book. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "British Clothing Ration Book." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 19, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "British Clothing Ration Book." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jun 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/8-facts-about-clothes-rationing-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.