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| Picture No | 12688572 |
| Date | September 1939 |
| Description | Inside of ration book for motor spirit, September 1939 |
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Coupons for petrol found inside a ration book issued by Surrey County Council, 5 September 1939. Petrol rations were based on the horsepower of a vehicle, with those of higher engine speeds having access to greater volumes of fuel. This ration book belonged to the owner of an eight-nine horsepower vehicle and subsequently contains coupons for two "units", i.e. two gallons.
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| Source | Unattributed photographer in 'The Sphere', 16 September 1939, page 436 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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