Rationing became a way of life for people on the home front during World War II (1941-1945), affecting everything from the quantity and kind of food people ate to the clothes they wore. This is the cover sheet for a ration book of fuel oil coupons, or stamps, issued to Mr. Caryll Crafts of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, by the town’s ration board. It entitled him to purchase 80 gallons of fuel oil for October 1, 1943, to March 31, 1944. Class 4 allowed an applicant to purchase more than 300 gallons for the year and Class 3, such as Crafts’ allowed for less than that. When the oil was delivered, the recipient paid with the required number of stamps and the deliverer filled in the form for Record of Deliveries.
Government Printing Office. WWII Class 3 Fuel Oil Ration coupons. March 31, 1944. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-162/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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