Coupon Ration Book - British Pathé

Coupon Ration Book

: Clothing Coupon Book (1949); Close ups of clothing coupon ration book.

: Clothes Off Ration (1949); Shoppers buy clothes without coupons + piles of surplus ration books at HM Stationary Office.

: Coupon-Free Petrol Brings Miles Queue (1949); An Essex garage sells a new product to mix with petrol extending drivers' mpg's.

: More Clothes For Those With Coupons (1948); Full warehouses and yet not enough clothes - Pathe reporter John Parsons looks for solutions.

: Women And Coupons Sale Of A.R.P, Equipment, Fashion Show - Latest In Dinner Gowns, Princess Elizabeth Visits Brighton Hospitals (1945); Women in the news.

: Coupon Cuts For Clothes. (1948); Sorting cloths in warehouse.

: Goodbye To Coupons - Wilson (1949); Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announces the end of clothes rationing.

: Britain's Breadline (1946); Master bakers attend protest meeting about bread rationing and baker's boy goes on his rounds.

: I'll Tell 'em Says Mrs. Richardson (1948); Interview with Housewives representative on Government Committee on cloths rationing.

: USA AKA Your World In Nine Minutes (1947); Great story about girls in plastic swim suits frolicking by the pool in sunny America.

: They Also Serve! (1946); Estelle Kelway does shopping for people for small commission.

: Shop At Work (1948); Women workers at a wool and cotton mill have a shopping centre on site.

: Personality Meet - Evelyn Dall (1946); Item showing musical star Evelyn Dall swimming, shopping, and in the theatre.

: A Tribute To Women (1945); Pathe pays tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

: Strachey Explains Bread Rationing (1946); Cuts from newsreel 46/53 - Food Minister Strachey explains his reasons for rationing bread.

: Motoring Goes Back On Ration (1948); Return of the petrol ration for private motorists.

: Strachey Explains (1946); Food Minister John Strachey explains the need for bread rationing.

: July 21st (1946); Ladies from the British Housewives League protest against bread rationing.

: The End Of Sweet Rationing AKA Sweets Off Ration (1949); Toddlers with faces covered in chocolate eating bars of chocolate.

: "Starving" Says Dr Bicknell. "Nonsense" Says Fred Stevens (1947); A Doctor and a milkman discuss whether the ration provides enough food.

: Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers (1951); Pathe exclusive story about problems of meat rationing.

: Motorists Protest In Hyde Park (1947); Protests in London about the removal of the basic petrol ration.

: Petrol Rationing (1947); Motorists protest about petrol rationing. Hyde Park, London.

: Yum Yum! (1949); Children celebrate the great day when sweets and chocolate come off the ration.

: Jean Mortimer (1946); A look at woman racing driver, Jean Mortimer, preparing her car for end of petrol rationing.

: Self-Service Shop (1948); Housewives shopping at London's first supermarket.

: Church Shop (1950); Footage of church in East Grinstead now used as a shop, West Sussex.

: The World As I Saw It AKA Motorcyclists Stage Protests (1947); Motorists protest about the removal of the basic petrol ration.

: Housewife's Story (1948); Good item showing housewife Mrs Mary Cannon dealing with rations etc. on day to day basis.

: Dave And Dusty Over And Under The Counter (1947); Small boy Dave rigs up a periscope to look under the counter in a grocer's shop.

: Grass Eater (1948); Barbara Moore-Pataleewa eats grass as a major part of her diet. London.

: End The Strikes (1946); Herring drifters in East Anglia and workers at Savoy Hotel, London go on strike.

: Potato Trailer (1949); A short trailer film asking Scottish children to volunteer to get in the potato harvest.

: Fashion Feature (1947); Models wear latest designs in women's tweed coats which are to be sold at utility prices.

: Operation 'larder' AKA Operation Larder (1946); Food Minister Ben Smith speaks about food crisis. Also shots of famine victims in Bengal.

: Nation Backs Inflation Fight (1948); Government's plan to freeze wages to stop inflation backed by the public.

: Baby Boom Town (1947); Scenes of life in the baby boom town of Swindon.

: "Lights Out" In London (1951); Piccadilly's illuminated signs are turned off due to a fuel crisis.

: Starchey New Food Minister AKA Strachey New Food Minister (1946); John Strachey takes over from Ben Smith as Food Minister. London.

: Mr Attlees Call To The Nation AKA Mr Attlee's Call To The Nation (1946); Prime Minister Clement Attlee calls for increased production to make Britain more prosperous.

: Headlines: Small Loaf (1946); British newspaper headlines announce introduction of smaller loaf of bread.

: Utility Furs (1945); Furrier Mr. Grubert shows off latest in utility furs to customer at London showroom.

: This Was News (1951); Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.

: Rain And Drought AKA Water On The Ration (1952); People in Sussex queue for water as elsewhere the drought breaks.

: Hastings Beats The Basic Ban (1947); A two seater Electric car on show in Hastings - aimed at beating petrol rationing.

: Italy - Black Market (1947); Hunger flourishes in Italy while plenty of food is available on the black market.

: Food Eire May Help (1946); An item showing Eire's well stocked food shops. Southern Ireland.

: Inexpensive Dress (1945); Designer Olive O'Neill at work on simple but elegant tweed dress.

: Wilfred Pickles Appeal (1950); Wilfred Pickles appeal to the public to donate money for home for overseas students.

: Dave And Dusty Soldiers (1947); Little boy swops a banana for some toy soldiers in shop.

: Bentall's Store (1947); Bentall's store instigates a "back to politeness" drive for the customers. Kingston, London.

: Dave And Dusty Cafe (1948); Small boy Dave and his dog Dusty visit a cafe to sample 'Meat & 2 Veg.'.

: Christmas Shopping (1947); People in Britain buy Christmas gifts from shops in London.

: Vegetable Racket Story (1945); An early version of the farmers' market.

: Canada Shares Meat AKA Canadian Luncheon Meat Coupons (1946); Canadians give up meat coupons so tinned meat can be sent to less well-off countries.

: Don't Hoard Campaign In USA (1950); American government and labour organisations fight hoarding.

: The Nation Fights Inflation AKA Britain Fights Inflation (1948); Various shots of post-war British shops and Sir William Rootes speaking on need to boost British recovery

: Review Of The Year 1946 (1946); The year's most important news stories, as decided by editors of national newspapers.

: British Children In Switzerland (1947); British children are given a holiday in Switzerland as part of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gift.

: Selected Originals -Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers (1951); Material related to newsreel story "Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers" - 51/3.

: Electric Car (1947); Small electric car driving around Hastings.

: Budget Story (1949); Chancellor of the Exchequer presents new budget.

: Food Minister At Smithfield (1952); Food minister Lloyd George and Private Secretary Charles Hill visit Smithfield Meat Market.

: Interviews From Summing Up No.15 AKA Opinions On The Labour Govt (1950); John Parsons interviewing women regarding the election

: Science And The Farmer (1950); Educational film showing how scientists and farmers work together to ensure best possible yields.

: Evening And Day Frock Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943); Item showing women how to recycle evening gowns into practical daytime dresses.