Attached herein is an interesting visual piece from American Magazine that was intended to make clear to all the those who lived the home front life why so many commercial items they previously purchased with ease are now rationed. For example, the “silk from 136 pairs of stockings will make one army parachute, the aluminum in a coffee pot will make a large incendiary bomb”…
Reasons for wartime rationing in ww2 home front America 1942article about consumer rationing during ww2reasons for home front salvaging during WW2
Reasons for wartime rationing in ww2 home front America 1942article about consumer rationing during ww2reasons for home front salvaging during WW2