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Every man, woman and child was issued with a
ration book for clothes. Inside were 48 coupons which had to last a whole
year.
Imagine
it's 1943. You are about to be evacuated and have to pack a suitcase with
clothes to last you 12 months, what should you select to dress up in.
Some items, like coats, took up a lot of
coupons, so people had to think carefully before using up their supply.
To avoid wasting coupons, clothes were often mended, home made or
recycled.On each
shelf of the wardrobe is a different type of clothing: outdoor wear,
underwear, day wear, night wear. Click on the type of clothing you want.
No doubt
in the four years since war began you would have grown a bit. Your
clothes might have become a bit tatty too. What would you mend, make from
scratch or spend those precious coupons on?
Should
you make or spend
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