Ration Book

Ration Book

Ration Book A: Ration book cover blue faux leather texture folder opens right to left. Silver printing on the cover: "Rations for V" and then vertically from the V is: "ictory." A small design is next to the text. Inside are pockets on each side with diagonal cut openings. The folder is stitched at either end. B: Ration book registration H: 8" W: 10.5" single sheet of white paper folded into quarters. Quarter 1 is the title page: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA War Ration Book One .." Quarter 2 is the "Certificate of Book Holder" and is signed in pencil for "Hing Chinn" by " Chin Ngow" his father. Quarters 3 & 4 are the "Certificate of Registrar" and is filled out in blue ink. At the bottom were 30 ration stamps of which 5 are left. C: Brown paper cover booklet H: 4.25" W: 5.625" which had 6 pages of blue stamps in it. Entitled: "WAR RATION BOOK TWO" and made out to: "Hing Chinn 519 1/2 7th Ave. S. Seattle Wash." D: Brown paper cover booklet H: 4.25" W: 5.625" which had 6 pages of blue stamps in it. Entitled: "WAR RATION BOOK No. 3" and made out to: "Hing Chinn 519 1/2 7th Ave. S. Seattle4 Wash." written at the bottom of the book in ink is "Book 4". E: Brown paper cover booklet H: 4.25" W: 5.625" which had eight pages of stamps 4 are intact. Entitled: WAR RATION BOOK FOUR" made out to: "Hing Chinn 519 1/2 7th S Seattle."

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