Summary
Unused ration card for skim or butter milk, curd or cheese. Card issued in Leipzig district, Saxony. Inscriptions in German. The card was found with a small handwritten text label, which suggests it may have been previously displayed by the Museum. The text label reads:"Seven Tear-off Ration Sheets. Leipzig Dist. Saxony".
Physical Description
Thin cream paper sheet printed with black ink in a table format for each ration. Each ration has a letter printed in red ink at the top. German text. Pin holes in each corner.
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Acquisition Information
Unknown Acquisition Method from Unknown Source
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Place & Date Inscribed
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Inscriptions
Printed on front: "Landes-Sperrkarte fur Mager - oder Buttermilch, Quark u. Kase" Handwritten on front in ink: "Skim or Butter Milk, Curd or Cheese / 1919". Further associated text in German.
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Overall Dimensions
182 mm (Width), 243 mm (Height)
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Ration Coupons, Rationing, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
