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Make Do and Mend

Keeping Family and Home Afloat on War Rations
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The rationing period during World War II was a difficult time, and yet it is remembered nostalgically as a time of unity and great sacrifice. Make Do and Mend focuses on clothes rationing, which was introduced in June 1940. With the nation's industrial output concentrated on the war effort, basic clothes were in short supply and high fashion was an unknown commodity. Adults were issued as little as 36 coupons a year to spend on clothes. But a man's suit could cost 22 coupons, a coat 16 and a lady's dress 11, so the need to recycle clothing and be inventive with other materials became a necessity. The government issued the leaflets included in Make Do and Mend to advise on how best to avoid wasting valuable resources by recycling curtains into dresses and old sheets into underwear; in short how to 'make do and mend' rather than buying new clothes. Produced from original material held in archives the leaflets are also a nostalgic showcase of forties style, which makes them the perfect gift.

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'Various authors' refers to a collaboration between authors carefully selected by Michael O'Mara Books.
Release date NZ
May 9th, 2013
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributor
  • Introduction by Jill Norman
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Pages
160
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Dimensions
129x198x20
ISBN-13
9781782430278
Product ID
20857094

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