A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX II

Prices asked for articles in short supply

In very many cases housewives gave information about the prices they had been asked for certain articles. These were noted in the “Comments” and are given below. It must therefore not be assumed that these prices are representative.

Pottery prices

1. Cups 6½d. 7½d. 8d. 8½d. 9d. 9½d. 10½d. 11½d. 1/-
(Single) 1/4d. 1/6d. 1/8d. 1/9d. 1/11½d. 2/-. 2/3d.
2. Cups & Saucers 1/- 1/2d. 1/3d. 1/4d. 1/6d. 1/8d. 1/9d. 1/10d. 1/10½d.
2/- 2/3d. 2/4d. 2/6d. 2/9d. 3/- 3/6d. 3/9d. 5/-
3. Dinner Plates 1/3d. 1/11d. 2/6d. 2/9d.
5. Tea Plates 1/3d. 1/8d. 1/9d. 1/11d.
6. Soup Plates 2/-
Tumblers 7½d. 9d. 1/- 1/3d. 1/6d. 2/- 2/6d.
Tea Pots L. 3/6d. 4/- 4/11d. 5/- 5/6d. 6/9d. 9/6d. 17/-
S. 1/11d. 4/6d.
Pie Dishes 1/6d. 2/- 2/4½d. (all tin)
3/6d. (Glass)
Basins 9d. 2/-
Jugs
½ pt.
1/9d. 3/6d. (Glass)
1 pt. 1/9d. 4/3d. 4/6d.
3 pts. 7/6d.
Chamber Pots 9/-
Tea Sets ( ½) 21/- 22/6d. 26/6d. 29/11d. 32/6d. 35/- 35/11d. 36/3d. 40/-
52/- 58/6d. 70/- ‘Best’ Teasets £33 6/10/0d. (formerly 45/-)

Holloware prices

Saucepans:-
Large 2/9d. (E) 5/11d. (E) 3/64. 10/- 12/- 14/6d. 14/9d. 18/-
5/6d. (T) 6/6d. (T) 25/9d. (3T)
Medium 2/4½d. (E) 3/11½d. (E) 3/9d. 5/6d. 5/11d. 6/6d. 6/11d. 8/-
Small 1/9d. (T) 6/6d. (T) 3/- 3/6d. 3/10d.
Casseroles 13/-

Frying Pans:-

Large 3/6d.
Small 2/6d.
Kettles Tin 1/1½d 1/9d. 2/- 2/3d. 3/6d. 5/11d.
Copper 21/- 35/-
Others 3/9d. 3/11d. 4/- 4/11d. 5/6d.
Washing-up Bowls 8/4d. (Tin) 9/11d.

Miscellaneous

Jugs 10½d. 2/3d.
Beakers 10½d 1/3d.
Pint Pots 1/6d. 1/8d. 1/11d.

Buckets

Large 5/11d. 9/6d.
Small 2/6d. 4/- 5/6d.
Dustbins 27/6d. (Zinc)
Baby Baths 10/11d.

Earthenware

Baking

Bowls 9/6d.

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