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Rations

Available and rationed items during World War II.

Items rationed

  • Bicycles
  • Tires
  • Gasoline
  • Shoes
  • Sugar
  • Meat
  • Cheese
  • Butter
  • Coffee
  • Cigarettes
  • Lard
  • Canned Fish

Items unavailable

  • Hair curlers
  • Wigs
  • Lawn mowers
  • Girdles
  • Nylon stockings
  • Corn poppers
  • Cast-iron skillets
  • Suspenders
  • Bronze caskets
  • Electric toasters
  • Waffle irons
  • Eggbeaters
  • Tin soldiers
  • Leather
  • Whiskey
  • Electric trains
  • Cooking tongs
  • Beer mugs
  • Spittoons
  • Cameras
  • Birdcages
  • Cocktail shakers
  • Sliced bread
  • Diapers