Curator’s blog
Discover a treasure trove of local history and some unusual artefacts in this regularly updated blog from our curator.
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A Ration Book
It may come as a surprise to some to find that food was still on ration as much as eight or nine years after the end of World War II. Here we have a 1953/4 ration book for Kathleen Tate (Mrs) of 12 Oa...
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