Picture No | 12688571 |
Date | September 1939 |
Description | Motor spirit ration book front cover, September 1939 |
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Front cover of a ration book for motor spirit, issued by Surrey County Council on 5 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war. Petrol ration books were issued monthly and the volume of motor spirit on offer depended on the horsepower of an individual vehicle; this ration book being for a vehicle of eight-nine horsepower.
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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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