Rationing

[Noel Burgess]

My Mother ran a Ladies Hairdressing shop during the war in Redcar (North Yorkshire). Today she was recounting how war-time shortages effected that business:

Named Beauty Probucts, Shampoos etc were severely restricted - these were kept to be sold as something special at christmas.

My mothers "leg makeup" was well known and highly sought after in the area (because of the severe shortage of nylon/silk stockings) and she and her friends, in common with many women, would draw a "seam" down the back of thier legs to simulate stockings.

She also said that something as simple as a comb was a scarce item. When she did manage to "get hold" of a delivery of them there was a queue down the street from the shop.