Motor Fuel Ration Book
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Motor Fuel Ration Book. Unused. There's no dates anywhere in it but I'm guessing circa 1940s. Anyone know? Found whilst going through boxes of papers and photos retrieved from an elderly relative's flat.
Oldest dated item found in the boxes thus far is a parish magazine from 1896 that mentions the birth of my great-grandad.
Mike Willis
21 Mar 2009 22:19
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John Rawnsley
There’s a clue: “Her Majesty” so it’s either before 1900 or after 1952. Think Suez crisis…
22 Mar 2009, 09:26
I’d guess Suez as well; during the crisis, a system of fuel rationing was set up but not implemented. As well as the ‘her majesty’ giveaway, I’d suggest that the quality of the paper and the printing look too good for WWII rationing.
22 Mar 2009, 15:12
Stefaan
Issued “some years after WWII” accordign to this site: http://pub2.exeter.gov.uk/timetrail/generic/object_detail.asp?photoref=13_31a
Got one in the paperwork that came with a late 1960s jag mk II.
27 Mar 2010, 18:02
Martin
This item is 1973 at the time of the oil crisis. It is certainly not ‘wartime’ as some are selling it for. Sadly, I’m old enough to have been driving in 73!
13 Jul 2010, 22:40
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