War Ration Booklets and coverlets of the Burckhalter and Hutchings family, c. 1941-1945

Archive

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

War Ration Booklets and coverlets of the Burckhalter and Hutchings family, c. 1941-1945

Entry/Object ID

1995.113.23

Scope and Content

ACC. NO. 95.113.23, A, B, C, D, E, F SUBJECT CATEGORY: WORLD WAR II DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1941-1945 OBJECTS: WAR RATION BOOKLETS AND COVERLET DESCRIPTIONS: A and B. TWO ISSUES OF BOOK III, WAR RATION BOOKLETS. C and D. TWO ISSUES OF BOOK IV, WAR RATION BOOKLETS. SOFT-COVER BOOKLET FORM. RATION STAMPS IN INTERIORS. INFORMATION BLANKS ON COVER, INSCRIBED IN BLUE-COLORED INK. COVER CASE, IN BROWN-COLORED LEATHER, WITH INCISED CAPTION IN GOLD, "RATION BOOK.". SIZE: L 6-1/4" X W 4-3/4" HISTORY OF OBJECTS: RATION BOOKS ISSUED TO ELVAH O. BURCKHALTER AND PAULINE B. HUTCHINGS OF 1524 BAY STREET, ALAMEDA, CA. ACQUIRED FROM: MR EDWARD MCINTOSH DATE: MAY 27, 1995