This particular pack contains information & material relating to the life of children during the war.


The pack includes:

Iconic Child’s Evacuee name tag.
A replica of an actual Childs Evacuee tag issued by London City Council



Children’s Newspaper from 1941
An 8 page replica of the Children’s Newspaper from 1941 aimed at children with Hungry minds. Stories include:

The maps are changing fast
How much paper do you waste
The world needs more food
50 wonder’s of Animal life
CN strip depicting five kinds of bridges (how times have changed)
The lost waterfall
Rats invading a garden shed
Photo of the new Chief Scout Lord Somers, who replaced Baden Powell
Photo of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth
And many more interesting stories



Ministry of Food War Cooking Leaflet: Puddings and Sweets
People were not encouraged to eat puddings during the war, due to shortages in fats and sugars. This leaflet sets out a number of recipes for puddings that if a household was prudent they could make: Recipes include:


Steam and boiled pudding: Basic recipe using raw grated potato to replace half the fat
Steam and boiled pudding: Prune sponge
Steam and boiled pudding: Jack Horner pudding
Baked puddings: Chocolate Pin Wheels
Baked puddings: Fillings for tarts 1) Chocolate filling 2) Date filling
Milk puddings: Junket with dried milk
Milk puddings: American bread pudding
Cold pudding: Swiss pudding
Cold pudding: Chocolate oatmeal pudding
Cold pudding: Apple fool



Ministry of Food Junior Ration Book:
Food that was rationed during World War 2. This replica book is from 1944-1945, it contains stamps from retailers for products such as Meat, Eggs, Milk, Cheese, Bacon and Sugar.



Boy’s Own Paper (Christmas 1944)
Superb boy’s own booklet, 32 pages of rip roaring fun a bumper read for only 9d. This edition includes:

Letters from home
Model railways up to date
Story: The Melsham School Mystery
Haunted
Books for Christmas
Notice Board
Story: The Grenadiers Snuff-Box (from the days of Waterloo)
Adverts for products such as Meccano, Oxo, Bassett’s Liquorice Allsorts, Halfords
Cold pudding: Swiss pudding
Cold pudding: Chocolate oatmeal pudding
Cold pudding: Apple fool



Public Information Leaflet : Evacuation – Why and How?
Government leaflet for parents on what to do in the event of war. This leaflet includes information on:

Why Evacuation
The Government evacuation scheme
What you have to do a) school Children b) Children under 5 c) Expectant mothers d) The blind
Private arrangements
Work must go on

School Essay
Unique insight from a child’s experience of collecting gas masks and preparing for evacuation. Heart wrenching stuff

Poster
An A4 sized classic WW2 poster appealing for volunteers to help with the massive evacuation programme

Kit Kat Wrapper
Firstly this is Blue wrapper and not the usual , as during the war, milk was in short supply, and Kit Kats were made from plain and not milk chocolate

Paperwork
Various paperwork from World War 2, included in the pack are:

Visitors record form
City of Lincoln – Babies anti-gas helmet request

A Collection of Cards:

Life goes on: A ticket to see Aladdin at a local Methodist hall, dated 3rd February 1940
2 cigarette card sized cards – We’re all in it Mum (Home front) and Dad (Away at war)
6 cards depicting, evacuation, Air raid , re-using old clothes, Dinky Toys
2 post cards depicting Evacuees