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Shortages make people grow their own food |
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DESCRIPTION Automatic Can Sealer
MANUFACTURER Unknown, American
DATE c.1930-194
MATERIAL White metal alloy, steel
DIMENSIONS 440x200x210
PROVENANCE Private gift in 1982
LOCATION Thinktank
CAT. NO 1982.S.03573 | |
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Dixie Automatic Can Sealer | © Thinktank Trust | Come and see it in the City Stories gallery at Thinktank
It was not just factories that needed to be used efficiently in the war. Food was rationed and in short supply in the shops. The Dig for Victory campaign encouraged people to grow their own food and use every bit of land available.
Seasonal fruit and vegetables were preserved for the winter by canning or bottling. Freezers had not been invented at this time.
American women offered each British Women’s Institute a canning machine like this. They subsidised the cost so they had a low price of £12. MORE |
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