Lot 196: A 1946 Rationing Remembered Display Set, Including a Penny and Farthing

A commemorative display titled RATIONING REMEMBERED, presented on a green backing card within a protective plastic sleeve. The set features a reproduction of a LAKEVIEW BRAND Dried Egg Powder tin label and a Ministry of Food information leaflet titled DRIED EGGS ARE MY EGGS – MY WHOLE EGGS AND NOTHING BUT MY EGGS. The leaflet includes illustrations of poultry and nutritional information, bearing the printed logo MF and the text ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOOD. The display incorporates two British coins mounted in circular red card surrounds. The upper coin is a 1946 penny, featuring the reverse image of Britannia seated with a trident and shield, with the surrounding card printed ONE PENNY. The lower coin is a 1946 farthing, featuring the reverse image of a wren, with the surrounding card printed FARTHING. No other maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible.