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Post WWII - England, Rationing on Clothing Ends

Reel Number: 220585-19

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950s

Country: England UNITED KINGDOM,United Kingdom

Location: London

TC Begins: 12:29:20

TC Ends: 12:30:10

Duration: 00:00:50

Post WWII - England, Rationing on Clothing Ends Women shopping; trying on clothes. Street scenes of shop windows & clothing. Tickets removed from window displays re coupons. Sign placed in windows saying you can now purchase all sheets & towels coupon free. Narration is a government appeal to not over buy / hoard; and to think of the export drive - talks about price controls & need not to raise prices now that coupons not required. Woman tears up coupons now that rationing is off. Post-WW2; Economics; Shortages; Exporting; International Trade; Balance of Trade; 1950s;

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