Skip to main content

Ration book: CM.9-2024

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Air Force

Entities

Categories

Description

Second World War RAF chocolate and cigarette ration card

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2024

Measurements and weight

Height: 14 cm
Width: 8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • United Kingdom

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2024) by Sally Antiques The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

20th Century
1939 - 1945

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: R.A.F SERGEANTS' MESS / BISHOPS COURT. / CHOCOLATE / AND / CIGARETTE / RATION / WEEKLY QUANTITIES ARE NOT / CUMULATIVE OR RETROSPECTIVE. / THIS CARD TO BE SURRENDERED / WHEN LEAVING THE STATION.

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.9-2024
Primary reference Number: 317862
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 22 November 2024 Updated: Friday 22 November 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Ration book" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317862 Accessed: 2025-05-05 05:35:28

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317862 |title=Ration book |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-05-05 05:35:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-317862

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...